1. Gentoo Linux Security Advisory
| Advisory Reference | GLSA 200803-04 / mantis |
| Release Date | March 03, 2008 |
| Latest Revision | March 03, 2008: 01 |
| Impact | low |
| Exploitable | remote |
| Package | Vulnerable versions | Unaffected versions | Architecture(s) |
| www-apps/mantisbt | < 1.0.8-r1 | >= 1.0.8-r1 | All supported architectures |
Related bugreports: #203791
A persistent Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability has been discovered in Mantis.
Mantis is a web-based bug tracking system.
seiji reported that the filename for the uploaded file in bug_report.php is not properly sanitised before being stored.
A remote attacker could upload a file with a specially crafted to a bug report, resulting in the execution of arbitrary HTML and script code within the context of the users's browser. Note that this vulnerability is only exploitable by authenticated users.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All Mantis users should upgrade to the latest version:
Code Listing 3.1: Resolution |
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-apps/mantisbt-1.0.8-r1" |