Mantis login_select_proj_page script cross-site scripting
| mantis-loginselectprojpage-xss (17070) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Mantis is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input in the login_select_proj_page.php script. A remote attacker could embed malicious code in a specially-crafted URL request to the login_select_proj_page.php script, which would be executed in the victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting site, once the link is clicked. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal another user's cookie-based authentication credentials.
Platforms Affected:
- Mantis, Mantis
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Mantis (0.19.0a2 or later), available from the Mantis Web page. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Fri Aug 20 2004 - 17:26:36 CDT , Multiple Vulnerabilities in Mantis Bugtracker at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-08/0292.html.
- Mantis Web page, Project: Mantis: Summary at http://sourceforge.net/projects/mantisbt/.
- BID-10994: Mantis Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2004-1730: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Mantis bugtracker allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the return parameter to login_page.php, (2) e-mail field in signup.php, (3) action parameter to login_select_proj_page.php, or (4) hide_status parameter to view_all_set.php.
- SA12338: Mantis Cross-Site Scripting and Script Insertion Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Aug 20, 2004
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