XSS in Mantisbt
CVE-2017-7222
A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MantisBT before 2.1.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML or JavaScript (if MantisBT's CSP settings permit it) by modifying 'window_title' in the application configuration. This requires privileged access to MantisBT configuration management pages (i.e., administrator access rights) or altering the system configuration file (config_inc.php).
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (55.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 55th percentile — 55.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/a85b0b96c8ebe3e010d0d016cf88ab3c8bfc196a (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-7222?
- CVE-2017-7222 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mantisbt, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2017-03-22.
- How severe is CVE-2017-7222?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.