XSS in Mantisbt
CVE-2017-7897
A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the MantisBT (2.3.x before 2.3.2) Timeline include page, used in My View (my_view_page.php) and User Information (view_user_page.php) pages, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary code (if CSP settings permit it) through crafted PATH_INFO in a URL, due to use of unsanitized $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] to generate URLs.
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: 0.018 (77.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 77th percentile — 77.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Mantisbt — versions 2.3.0, 2.3.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php (Exploit, Issue Tracking)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1038278 (vdb-entry)
- github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/a1c719313d61b07bbe8700005807b8195fdc32f1 (Patch)
- github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/pull/1094 (Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-7897?
- CVE-2017-7897 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mantisbt, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2017-04-18.
- How severe is CVE-2017-7897?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.