MantisBT vulnerable to XSS through config_option parameter in adm_config_report.php

Also known as GHSA-4w6c-3hcx-rfj5

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

63.3%

percentile 99%

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 (if CSP settings permit it) through a crafted 'config_option' parameter. This is fixed in 1.3.9, 2.1.3, and 2.2.3.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

63.33% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% 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`	<1.3.9 >=2.1.0, <2.1.3 >=2.2.0, <2.2.3	1.3.9 2.1.3 2.2.3

Classification

Weakness

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

mantisbt.org /bugs/view.php?id=22579 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
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
securityfocus.com /bid/97251 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7309 · advisory
github.com /mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/0243375e32bc24878e309f3d6ef6d8cfb3e2f278 · web
github.com /mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/c9e5b1d0404503022605459552faeaf610bf15ae · web
github.com /mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/e881dd79df422033bbea88914fc0a717fae40358 · web
github.com /mantisbt/mantisbt · package

Sources

CVE List: CVE-2017-7309
GitHub Advisory: GHSA-4w6c-3hcx-rfj5
NVD: CVE-2017-7309

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