Medium severity · published Feb 17, 2017
CVE-2016-5364
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in manage_custom_field_edit_page.php in MantisBT 1.2.19 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the…
6.1
CVSS
1.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in manage_custom_field_edit_page.php in MantisBT 1.2.19 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the return parameter.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.9% · higher than 79% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MA
Mantisbt · Mantisbt
through 1.2.19 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5364
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5364
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/11/5
Patch
https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/11ab3d6c82a1d3a89b1024f77349fb60a83743c5
Patch
https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/5068df2dcf79c34741c746c9b27e0083f2a374da
Exploit
https://mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=20956
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