#VU35130 Cross-site scripting in MantisBT - CVE-2013-1934

Vulnerability identifier: #VU35130

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2013-1934

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
MantisBT
Web applications / Other software

Vendor: mantisbt.sourceforge.net

Description

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks.

The vulnerability is caused by an input validation error in the configuration report page (adm_config_report.php) in MantisBT 1.2.0rc1 before 1.2.14. A remote authenticated 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.

Mitigation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

MantisBT: 1.2.0

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External links
https://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3120
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/09/1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-1934
https://mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=15416
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-1934

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.