Cross-site scripting in MantisBT - CVE-2017-6973
Published: March 31, 2017 / Updated: March 31, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU6185
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:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-6973
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
MantisBT
MantisBT
Software vendor:
mantisbt.sourceforge.net
mantisbt.sourceforge.net
Description
Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks.
The vulnerability is caused by an input validation error in the MantisBT Configuration Report page (adm_config_report.php) when processing "action" HTTP parameter. A remote authenticated attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially 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.
Exploitation example:
http://mantisServerIP/adm_config_report.php?action="><script>alert("XSS")</script>Remediation
Install a fixed version 1.3.8, 2.1.2, or 2.2.2 from vendor's website.