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ID:4204 - Exploit for Cross-site scripting in MantisBT - CVE-2011-2938
ID:4204 - Exploit for Cross-site scripting in MantisBT - CVE-2011-2938
Published: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU44705
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-2938
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
MantisBT
MantisBT
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability description
Vulnerability 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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.