Risk | Low |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2011-2938 |
CWE-ID | CWE-79 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available. |
Vulnerable software |
MantisBT Web applications / Other software |
Vendor | mantisbt.sourceforge.net |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU44705
Risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 5.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear]
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-2938
CWE-ID:
CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Exploit availability: Yes
DescriptionVulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks.
The vulnerability is caused by an input validation error in filter_api.php in MantisBT before 1.2.7 when processing a parameter, as demonstrated by the project_id parameter to search.php. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsMantisBT: 0.19.3 - 1.2.5
CPE2.3https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-September/066061.html
https://packetstormsecurity.org/files/104149
https://secunia.com/advisories/51199
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201211-01.xml
https://securityreason.com/securityalert/8391
https://www.mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=13245
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/18/7
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/19/16
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49235
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=379739
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mantis/+bug/828857
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=731777
https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/317f3db3a3c68775de3acf3b15f55b1e3c18f93b
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.