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Medium · 6.1 Scanner template Public exploit CVE-2022-28508 EUVD-2022-32950GHSA-wfg2-2wmw-6894

MantisBT vulnerable to XSS via unescaped output in browser_search_plugin.php

Published May 4, 2022 · Updated Aug 3, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Package: mantisbt/mantisbt Ecosystem: Packagist

Description

An XSS issue was discovered in browser_search_plugin.php in MantisBT before 2.25.2. Unescaped output of the return parameter allows an attacker to inject code into a hidden input field.

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.

GitHub 1 repository

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

Automated scanner template

A ready-made Nuclei template detects this vulnerability automatically. Vulnerabilities with public scanner templates are typically probed across the internet soon after the template appears — exposed systems should be patched first.

Source: projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates (MIT) — updated daily. Only links are listed.

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
Packagist mantisbt/mantisbt <= 2.25.2 — GHSA-wfg2-2wmw-6894

References