Cross-site scripting in MantisBT - CVE-2019-15539

 

Cross-site scripting in MantisBT - CVE-2019-15539

Published: March 19, 2020 / Updated: July 17, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU30329
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-15539
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
MantisBT
Software vendor:
mantisbt.sourceforge.net

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

The proj_doc_edit_page.php Project Documentation feature in MantisBT before 2.21.3 has a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability, allowing execution of arbitrary code (if CSP settings permit it) after uploading an attachment with a crafted filename. The code is executed when editing the document's page.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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