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MantisBT: REST API unauthorized Issue status change
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02 / Applicability
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mantisbt/mantisbt
source listedECOSYSTEM: introduced 2.8.0; fixed 2.28.4
A MantisBT user having *$g_update_bug_threshold* (UPDATER by default) can change an Issue's Status via REST and SOAP API, even if the *$g_set_status_threshold* config is set to a higher level (DEVELOPER by default). ### Impact Unauthorized change in Issue workflow. ### Patches https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/releases/tag/release-2.28.4 ### Workarounds None ### Resources - https://mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=37181 ### Credits Mamdouh Mahfouz (@mamdouhmahfouz)
03 / Response
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- vendor patch
The original advisory lists fixed boundaries 2.28.4 for mantisbt/mantisbt. Confirm the publisher’s latest guidance.
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- GHSA-m7ph-9558-mrx3 ↗
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