A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the configuration report page (adm_config_report.php) in MantisBT 1.2.0rc1 before 1.2.14 allow
A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the configuration report page (adm_config_report.php) in MantisBT 1.2.0rc1 before 1.2.14 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a complex value.
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- Oct 31, 2019
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.9% · 59th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-79
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Report tools
Action score
21
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 21 / 40 · 5.4 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.9%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| mantisbt | mantisbt | cpe:2.3:a:mantisbt:mantisbt |
| debian | debian linux | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- debian debian linux7.0
- mantisbt mantisbt1.2.1 and later · up to 1.2.14 inclusive
- mantisbt mantisbt1.2.0
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (redhat). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
mantisBT mantisBT
- 1.2.0rc1 before 1.2.14affected
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:7 | mantis | before 1.2.18-1 | 1.2.18-1 |
Same product
mantisbt: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2017-7615MantisBT through 2.3.0 allows arbitrary password reset and unauthenticated admin access via an empty confirm_hash value to verify.php.62This week
- CVE-2014-7146The XmlImportExport plugin in MantisBT 1.2.17 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a crafted (1) descriptio45Plan
- CVE-2019-15074The Timeline feature in my_view_page.php in MantisBT through 2.21.1 has a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability, allowing executio39Monitor
- CVE-2026-30849MantisBT SOAP API has an authentication bypass vulnerability on MySQL38Monitor
- CVE-2026-47156MantisBT: SOAP API Authentication Bypass with Privilege Escalation to Administrator37Monitor
- CVE-2019-15715MantisBT before 1.3.20 and 2.22.1 allows Post Authentication Command Injection, leading to Remote Code Execution.37Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:mantis | 1.2.18-1 · Debian:7 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- A user must open a link or visit a page.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- low · data can be read
- Integrity
- low · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- none
Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality impact
- Low
- Integrity impact
- Low
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
nvd-primary
Root cause
User content is inserted into the page as HTML. The browser interprets the content as code rather than data.
The bug in code
The whole CWE-79 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
commentEl.innerHTML = comment.body;Fixed
commentEl.textContent = comment.body;Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
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Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3120
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/09/1
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-1934
- mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=15416
- security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-1934
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.