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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2020-25781

An issue was discovered in file_download.php in MantisBT before 2.24.3. Users without access to view private issue notes are able to download the (supposedly private) attachments linked to these notes by accessing the corresponding file download URL directly.

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31 Oct 2026, 11:07 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2020-25781

core-osv · Original source

Published 30 Sept 2020, 21:15 UTC

An issue was discovered in file_download.php in MantisBT before 2.24.3. Users without access to view private issue notes are able to download the (supposedly private) attachments linked to these notes by accessing the corresponding file download URL directly.

osv:CVE-2020-25781
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-25781",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2020-25781",
    "summary": "An issue was discovered in file_download.php in MantisBT before 2.24.3. Users without access to view private issue notes are able to download the (supposedly private) attachments linked to these notes by accessing the corresponding file download URL directly.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2020-25781",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "medium",
    "structured": {
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      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2020-25781",
        "GHSA-xjmx-cprh-646r"
      ],
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          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N"
        }
      ],
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      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:52:54.113505872Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=27039"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
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        "value": "CVE-2020-25781",
        "evidence": "/id"
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    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 384012,
  "published_at": "2020-09-30T21:15:13.23+00:00"
}