Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in MantisBT Source Integration Plugin (before 2.0.2) search (CVE-2017-6958)
Summary
Cross-site scripting in MantisBT Source Integration Plugin (before 2.0.2) search (CVE-2017-6958). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
An XSS vulnerability in the MantisBT Source Integration Plugin (before 2.0.2) search result page allows an attacker to inject arbitrary HTML or JavaScript (if MantisBT's CSP settings permit it) by crafting any valid parameter.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2017-6958 has been found in MantisBT Source Integration Plugin (before 2.0.2) search.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 6.1/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "MantisBT Source Integration Plugin (before 2.0.2) search CVE-2017-6958" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2017-6958 (MantisBT Source Integration Plugin (before 2.0.2) search) — CWE-79 / CVSS v3 6.1
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
Cross-site scripting (XSS) (CWE-79) exists in MantisBT Source Integration Plugin (before 2.0.2) search.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of MantisBT Source Integration Plugin (before 2.0.2) search.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 6.1/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで MantisBT Source Integration Plugin (before 2.0.2) search を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- patch github.com