SB2017041807 - 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-2017-7897)

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks.

The vulnerability is caused by an input validation error 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,. 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.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• http://www.mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=22742
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038278
• https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/a1c719313d61b07bbe8700005807b8195fdc32f1
• https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/pull/1094