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Mantis "Most Active" Script Insertion Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA28577
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Release Date:
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2008-01-21
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Last Update:
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2008-02-04
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Popularity:
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3,815 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Cross Site Scripting
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | Mantis 1.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2008-0404
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Mantis, which can be exploited by malicious users to conduct script insertion attacks.
Certain input is not properly sanitised before being used within the "Most Active" bugs on the "Summary" page. This can be exploited to insert arbitrary HTML and script code, which will be executed in a user's browser session in context of an affected site when malicious data is viewed.
The vulnerability is reported in versions prior to 1.1.1.
Solution:
Update to version 1.1.1.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Reported in a bug by Borszczuk.
Changelog:
2008-02-04: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=569765
http://www.mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=8756
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