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TI-2017-05508 Aliases CVE-2017-7897GHSA-8r2m-qhff-jm2c

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the MantisBT (2.3.x before 2.3.2) Timeline…

Priority LOW 31CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01754 78th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed mantisbt/mantisbt (Packagist): 2.3.2

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—mantisbt/mantisbt (Packagist)2.3.0 to before 2.3.22.3.2Patch availableGHSA-8r2m-qhff-jm2c
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • mantisbt/mantisbt (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 2.3.0 to before 2.3.2 Fixed in 2.3.2 Patch available GHSA-8r2m-qhff-jm2c

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mantisbt:mantisbt:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.0Vulnerablemantisbt
cpe:2.3:a:mantisbt:mantisbt:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.1Vulnerablemantisbt
  • cpe:2.3:a:mantisbt:mantisbt:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.0 Vulnerable ·mantisbt
  • cpe:2.3:a:mantisbt:mantisbt:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.1 Vulnerable ·mantisbt

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-8r2m-qhff-jm2c mantisbt/mantisbt (Packagist) Fixed in 2.3.2 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-7897
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8r2m-qhff-jm2c

References

Exploit 2

Patch 1

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • TI-2017-05251 MantisBT through 2.3.0 allows arbitrary password reset and unauthenticated admin access… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2014-05966 The XmlImportExport plugin in MantisBT 1.2.17 and earlier allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2025-38760 MantisBT unauthorized disclosure of private project column configuration CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2017-04981 A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the MantisBT Configuration Report page… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 4.8
  • TI-2019-11797 MantisBT before 1.3.20 and 2.22.1 allows Post Authentication Command Injection, leading to Remote Code Execution. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2014-07063 The XML Import/Export plugin in MantisBT 1.2.x does not restrict access, which allows… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.4
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Sources

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