#VU42170 Cross-site scripting in MantisBT - CVE-2013-4460

Vulnerability identifier: #VU42170

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2013-4460

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 account_sponsor_page.php in MantisBT 1.0.0 through 1.2.15. 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
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

MantisBT: 1.0.0 - 1.2.15

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External links
https://osvdb.org/98823
https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q4/168
https://secunia.com/advisories/55305
https://www.mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=16513
https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/0002d106a6cd35cb0a6fe03246531a4e3f32c9d0#diff-4122320b011a3291cd45da074a867076

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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.