Cross-site scripting in MantisBT

Published: 2019-06-26

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2018-13055 CVE-2018-16514
CWE-ID	CWE-79
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	MantisBT Web applications / Other software
Vendor	mantisbt.sourceforge.net

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU18912

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-13055

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 the "view_filters_page.php" page. A remote attacker can inject arbitrary code (if CSP settings permit it) through a crafted "PATH_INFO".

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: 2.1.0 - 2.17.0

External links

http://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/4efac90ed89a5c009108b641e2e95683791a165a
http://mantisbt.org/blog/archives/mantisbt/602
http://mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=24580

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.

2) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU18913

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-16514