Cross-site scripting in mantisbt.sourceforge.net MantisBT

1) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU42170

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2013-4460

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

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.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

MantisBT: 1.0.0 - 1.2.15

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:mantisbt_sourceforge_net:mantisbt:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mantisbt_sourceforge_net:mantisbt:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mantisbt_sourceforge_net:mantisbt:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

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

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.