Mantis config_defaults_inc.php cross-site scripting
| mantis-configdefaultsinc-xss (24585) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Mantis is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the config_defaults_inc.php script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute script in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, allowing the attacker to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 2.8 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | High |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 2.4 |
| Exploitability: | High |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the current version of Mantis (version 1.0.0 or later) available from the Mantis Download Web page. See References.
References:
- Mantis Bug Tracker Web site: Mantis bug tracking system.
- Mantis Download Web page: Download Mantis 1.0.0.
- BID-16561: Mantis Config_Defaults_Inc.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-0664: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in config_defaults_inc.php in Mantis before 1.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unknown attack vectors. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information. An original vendor bug report is referenced, but not accessible to the general public.
- DSA-1133: mantis -- missing input sanitising
- OSVDB ID: 23080: Mantis config_defaults_inc.php Unspecified XSS
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-0485: Mantis Multiple SQL Injection and Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Debian Debian Linux 3.1
- Mantis Mantis prior to 1.0.0
Reported:
Feb 08, 2006
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