GHSA-8R2M-QHFF-JM2C

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 02:31 – Updated: 2025-06-04 23:04
VLAI?
Summary
MantisBT XSS via my_view_page.php and view_user_page.php
Details

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the MantisBT (2.3.x before 2.3.2) Timeline include page, used in My View (my_view_page.php) and User Information (view_user_page.php) pages, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary code (if CSP settings permit it) through crafted PATH_INFO in a URL, due to use of unsanitized $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] to generate URLs.

Severity ?
6.1 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Packagist",
        "name": "mantisbt/mantisbt"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "2.3.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "2.3.2"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2017-7897"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-79"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2025-06-04T23:04:14Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2017-04-18T17:59:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the MantisBT (2.3.x before 2.3.2) Timeline include page, used in My View (my_view_page.php) and User Information (view_user_page.php) pages, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary code (if CSP settings permit it) through crafted PATH_INFO in a URL, due to use of unsanitized $_SERVER[\u0027PHP_SELF\u0027] to generate URLs.",
  "id": "GHSA-8r2m-qhff-jm2c",
  "modified": "2025-06-04T23:04:14Z",
  "published": "2022-05-17T02:31:57Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7897"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/pull/1094"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/a1c719313d61b07bbe8700005807b8195fdc32f1"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=22742"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "MantisBT XSS via my_view_page.php and view_user_page.php"
}


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