CVE-2017-7309 — A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the MantisBT Configuration Report

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the MantisBT Configuration Report page (adm_config_report.php) allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary code (if CSP settings permit it) through a crafted 'config_option' parameter. This is fixed in 1.3.9, 2.1.3, and 2.2.

01What is this vulnerability?

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the MantisBT Configuration Report page (adm_config_report.php) allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary code (if CSP settings permit it) through a crafted 'config_option' parameter. This is fixed in 1.3.9, 2.1.3, and 2.2.3.

02Affected products

No structured affected-product list available — see references below for vendor advisories.

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2017-03-31T04:59:00.283
• Last modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

09References

• openwall.com — http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/30/4
• www.mantisbt.org — http://www.mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=22579
• www.securityfocus.com — http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97251
• www.securitytracker.com — http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038169
• openwall.com — http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/30/4
• www.mantisbt.org — http://www.mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=22579
• www.securityfocus.com — http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97251
• www.securitytracker.com — http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038169