Cross-site scripting in MantisBT - CVE-2014-8986
Published: November 24, 2014 / Updated: January 3, 2021
Vulnerability details
Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform Cross-site scripting attacks.
An input validation error exists in the selection list in the filters in the Configuration Report page (adm_config_report.php) in MantisBT 1.2.13 through 1.2.17 when processing a crafted config option, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-8987. 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.
Affected software
How to mitigate CVE-2014-8986
External References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62101
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3120
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/15/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/15/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/15/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/19/20
- https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/cabacdc291c251bfde0dc2a2c945c02cef41bf40