Vulnerabilities

Security incident · CVE-2025-47776

Mantis Bug Tracker (MantisBT) is an open source issue tracker.

Published Nov 4, 2025 · catalog updated Nov 5, 2025 · Mantis Bug Tracker (MantisBT)

Last checked Oct 28, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-47776. EPSS is 0.34%. Act only if a listed version of Mantis Bug Tracker (MantisBT) is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Mantis Bug Tracker (MantisBT)).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
High8.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.34%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor mantisbt mantisbt < 2.27.2

Mantis Bug Tracker (MantisBT) is an open source issue tracker. Due to incorrect use of loose (==) instead of strict (===) comparison in the authentication code in versions 2.27.1 and below.PHP type juggling will cause certain MD5 hashes matching scientific notation to be interpreted as numbers. Instances using the MD5 login method allow an attacker who knows the victim's username and has access to an account with a password hash that evaluates to zero to log in without knowing the victim's actual password, by using any other password with a hash that also evaluates to zero This issue is fixed

Are you affected?

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  • vendor mantisbt mantisbt < 2.27.2< 2.27.2

How to fix CVE-2025-47776

  • Upgrade

    CVE-2025-47776 lists a fix boundary at 2.27.2. Compare the installed build with that boundary before you change production.

  • Version check

    Affected < 2.27.2

  • Advisory

    Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.

  • Official advisories

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-47776. EPSS is 0.34%. Act only if a listed version of Mantis Bug Tracker (MantisBT) is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with mantisbt mantisbt < 2.27.2 < 2.27.2. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.34%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Nov 4, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    Mantis Bug Tracker (MantisBT) is an open source issue tracker. Due to incorrect use of loose (==) instead of strict (===) comparison in the authentication code in versions 2.27.1 and below.PHP type juggling will cause certain MD5 hashes matching scientific notation to be interpreted as numbers. Instances using the MD5 login method allow an attacker who knows the victim's username and has access to

  2. Nov 5, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    Mantis Bug Tracker (MantisBT) is an open source issue tracker. Due to incorrect use of loose (==) instead of strict (===) comparison in the authentication code in versions 2.27.1 and below.PHP type juggling will cause certain MD5 hashes matching scientific notation to be interpreted as numbers. Instances using the MD5 login method allow an attacker who knows the victim's username and has access to

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-47776

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-37510

    Mantis Bug Tracker (MantisBT) is an open source issue tracker. Due to incorrect use of loose (==) instead of strict (===) comparison in the authentication code in versions 2.27.1 and below.PHP type juggling will cause certain MD5 hashes matching scientific notation to be interpre

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 28, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • CVE.orgOct 25, 2026
  • EUVDOct 25, 2026