CVE-2017-12062: MantisBT vulnerable to XSS via unsanitized filter field in manage_user_page.php

medium Affects mantisbt/mantisbt. Feed 2026.10.29.3, updated 2026-10-29; published 2022-05-17; advisory modified 2025-06-09.

MantisBT vulnerable to XSS via unsanitized filter field in manage_user_page.php

Package: mantisbt/mantisbt Composer
Affected versions: >=2.0.0 and <2.5.2
Fixed in: 2.5.2
Severity: medium CVSS 6.1
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 4% (90.2th percentile)
Published: 2022-05-17
Source: osv.dev

References

CWE-79

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