An XSS issue was discovered in manage_user_page.php in MantisBT 2.x before 2.5.2.
An XSS issue was discovered in manage_user_page.php in MantisBT 2.x before 2.5.2. The 'filter' field is not sanitized before being rendered in the Manage User page, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code if CSP is disabled.
- Published
- Aug 1, 2017
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 3.9% · 90th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-79
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Report tools
Action score
25
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 24 / 40 · 6.1 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 3.9%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| mantisbt | mantisbt | cpe:2.3:a:mantisbt:mantisbt |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- mantisbt mantisbt2.1.0
- mantisbt mantisbt2.1.1
- mantisbt mantisbt2.1.2
- mantisbt mantisbt2.1.3
- mantisbt mantisbt2.2.0
- mantisbt mantisbt2.2.1
- mantisbt mantisbt2.2.2
- mantisbt mantisbt2.2.3
- mantisbt mantisbt2.2.4
- mantisbt mantisbt2.3.0
- mantisbt mantisbt2.3.1
- mantisbt mantisbt2.3.2
- mantisbt mantisbt2.3.3
- mantisbt mantisbt2.4.0
- mantisbt mantisbt2.4.1
- mantisbt mantisbt2.4.2
- mantisbt mantisbt2.5.0
- mantisbt mantisbt2.5.1
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Packagist | mantisbt/mantisbt | from 2.0.0 · before 2.5.2 | 2.5.2 |
Same product
mantisbt: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
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- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Packagist:mantisbt/mantisbt | 2.5.2 | 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.
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.
- No account or password is required.
- 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
- None
- 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:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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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Noroxi analysis
No Noroxi analysis for this record yet
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We use this product, ask for helpChange log
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References
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/08/01/1
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/08/01/2
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1039030
- github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/9b5b71dadbeeeec27efea59f562ac5bd6d2673b7
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.