MantisBT XSS via adm_config_report.php's action parameter

Also known as GHSA-v7qf-22rw-chph

Published 9 y ago 2017-03-31 · modified 4 mo ago 2026-06-17 · JSON

CVSS

4.8

v3.0 · NVD

CISA KEV

not known exploited

EPSS

0.9%

percentile 61%

Public exploits

none known

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the MantisBT Configuration Report page (adm_config_report.php) allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary code through a crafted 'action' parameter. This is fixed in 1.3.8, 2.1.2, and 2.2.2.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.93% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 61% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned by	Version	Score	Vector
NVD	3.0	4.8	`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`
NVD	2.0	3.5	`AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N`
GitHub	3.0	4.8	`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`

Affected packages

Ecosystem	Package	Affected	Fixed in
packagist	`mantisbt/mantisbt`	<1.3.8 >=2.0.0, <2.1.2 >=2.2.0, <2.2.2	1.3.8 2.1.2 2.2.2

Classification

Weakness

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2017/03/30/4 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
securitytracker.com /id/1038169 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
mantisbt.org /bugs/view.php?id=22537 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
securityfocus.com /bid/97252 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6973 · advisory
github.com /mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/034cd07b47af37366fc7b726cb4a4f971d3d3fb9 · web
github.com /mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/15e52e84c389afe8b03ed3cdb59b6549257ed197 · web
github.com /mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/da74c5aa02bcf21cfaab1180f892c22415e5fea6 · web
github.com /mantisbt/mantisbt · package

Sources

CVE List: CVE-2017-6973
GitHub Advisory: GHSA-v7qf-22rw-chph
NVD: CVE-2017-6973

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