Medium severity · published Mar 10, 2017
CVE-2017-6797
A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in bug_change_status_page.php in MantisBT before 1.3.7 and 2.x before 2.2.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary JavaScript via…
6.1
CVSS
2.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in bug_change_status_page.php in MantisBT before 1.3.7 and 2.x before 2.2.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary JavaScript via the 'action_type' 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)2.3% · higher than 83% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MA
Mantisbt · Mantisbt
before 1.3.7; 2.0.0 before 2.2.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6797
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6797
Exploit
http://www.mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=22486
Exploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/10/1
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96818
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037978
Patch
https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/a2d90ecabf3bcf3aa22ed9dbbecfd3d37902956f
Patch
https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/c272c3f65da9677e505ff692b1f1e476b3afa56e
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