SB2014011001 - Cross-site scripting in mantisbt.sourceforge.net MantisBT

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.

1) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-4460)

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks.

The vulnerability is caused by an input validation error in account_sponsor_page.php in MantisBT 1.0.0 through 1.2.15. A remote authenticated 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.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• http://osvdb.org/98823
• http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q4/168
• http://secunia.com/advisories/55305
• http://www.mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=16513
• https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/0002d106a6cd35cb0a6fe03246531a4e3f32c9d0#diff-4122320b011a3291cd45da074a867076