Vulnerability Details : CVE-2020-16266
Potential exploit
An XSS issue was discovered in MantisBT before 2.24.2. Improper escaping on view_all_bug_page.php allows a remote attacker to inject arbitrary HTML into the page by saving it into a text Custom Field, leading to possible code execution in the browser of any user subsequently viewing the issue (if CSP settings allow it).
Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)
Products affected by CVE-2020-16266
- cpe:2.3:a:mantisbt:mantisbt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-16266
0.28%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 49 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2020-16266
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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3.5
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LOW | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N |
6.8
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2.9
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NIST | |
5.4
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
2.3
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2.7
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2020-16266
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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.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2020-16266
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https://mantisbt.org/blog/archives/mantisbt/665
MantisBT 2.24.2 Released – Mantis Bug Tracker – BlogRelease Notes;Vendor Advisory
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https://mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=27056
0027056: CVE-2020-16266: HTML injection (maybe XSS) via custom field on view_all_bug_page.php - MantisBTExploit;Issue Tracking;Patch;Vendor Advisory
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