SecuriTricks - CVE-2026-41897

Description

Mantis Bug Tracker (MantisBT) is an open source issue tracker. From 1.0.0 to 2.28.1, lack of validation of filter_target parameter on return_dynamic_filters.php (normally used as an AJAX in View Issues Page) allows an attacker to inject arbitrary HTML if the target is a TEXTAREA custom field. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.28.2.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor	Product	Versions
Mantis	Mantisbt	1.0.0-2.28.1, 2.28.2

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language	Software Edition	Target Software	Target Hardware	Other Information
a	mantis	mantisbt	1.0.0-2.28.1	/	/	/	/	/	/	/
a	mantis	mantisbt	2.28.2	/	/	/	/	/	/	/

References

https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/c885af13f0b8596714ffe11df757c09f35fbd8f4

https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/security/advisories/GHSA-j7v9-f46r-2rp4

https://mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=37013

CVSS Score

5.3 / 10

CVSS Data - 4.0

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Attack Complexity: LOW
Attack Requirements: NONE
Privileges Required: LOW
User Interaction: NONE
Scope:
Confidentiality Impact: LOW
Integrity Impact: LOW
Availability Impact: NONE
Exploit Maturity: NOT_DEFINED

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

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Timeline

Published: May 28, 2026, 9:16 p.m.
Last Modified: May 29, 2026, 3:11 p.m.

Status : Deferred

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

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CVE-2026-41897