MantisBT 'adm_config_report.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	71197
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2014-8986
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Nov 19 2014 12:00AM
Updated:	Jan 12 2015 03:01AM
Credit:	Paul Richards
Vulnerable:	Debian Linux 6.0 sparc Debian Linux 6.0 s/390 Debian Linux 6.0 powerpc Debian Linux 6.0 mips Debian Linux 6.0 ia-64 Debian Linux 6.0 ia-32 Debian Linux 6.0 arm Debian Linux 6.0 amd64
Not Vulnerable:

MantisBT 'adm_config_report.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

MantisBT is prone to a cross-site-scripting vulnerability because it fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and to launch other attacks.

MantisBT 'adm_config_report.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

To exploit this issue an attacker must entice an unsuspecting victim to follow a malicious URI.

MantisBT 'adm_config_report.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

MantisBT 'adm_config_report.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

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