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MantisBT
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Unknown
6.1
CVSS
MEDIUM
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
79
CWE
Product Name: MantisBT
Affected Version From: Unknown
Affected Version To: Unknown
Patch Exists: YES
Related CWE: CVE-2005-2263
CPE: a:mantisbt_project:mantisbt
Metasploit:
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Platforms Tested:
2005

Mantis Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Mantis is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability. This issue is due to a failure in the application to properly sanitize user-supplied input.An attacker may leverage this issue to have arbitrary script code execute in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may help the attacker steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.

Mitigation:

To mitigate this vulnerability, it is recommended to sanitize user-supplied input before using it in any web page.
Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15842/info

Mantis is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability. This issue is due to a failure in the application to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker may leverage this issue to have arbitrary script code execute in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may help the attacker steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks. 

http://www.example.com/view_filters_page.php?for_screen=1&target_field=%22%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert('r0t')%3C/script%3E