MantisBT up to 2.17.0 View Filters Page/Edit Filter Page view_filters_page.php PATH_INFO Reflected cross site scripting

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A vulnerability was found in MantisBT up to 2.17.0. It has been rated as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the file view_filters_page.php of the component View Filters Page/Edit Filter Page. The manipulation of the argument PATH_INFO leads to cross site scripting (Reflected). This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-16514. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability was found in MantisBT up to 2.17.0 (Bug Tracking Software) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function of the file view_filters_page.php of the component View Filters Page/Edit Filter Page. The manipulation of the argument PATH_INFO with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability (Reflected). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the View Filters page (view_filters_page.php) and Edit Filter page (manage_filter_edit_page.php) in MantisBT 2.1.0 through 2.17.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary code (if CSP settings permit it) through a crafted PATH_INFO. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2018-13055.

The weakness was disclosed 06/20/2019. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-16514 since 09/05/2018. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

By approaching the search of inurl:view_filters_page.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 117722 (FreeBSD : mantis -- XSS vulnerability (6bf71117-c0c9-11e8-b760-6023b685b1ee)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (117722). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Type

• Bug Tracking Software

Name

• MantisBT

Version

• 2.0
• 2.1
• 2.2
• 2.3
• 2.4
• 2.5
• 2.6
• 2.7
• 2.8
• 2.9
• 2.10
• 2.11
• 2.12
• 2.13
• 2.14
• 2.15
• 2.16
• 2.17.0

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• open-source

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