CVE-2016-7111 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

MantisBT before 1.3.1 and 2.x before 2.0.0-beta.2 uses a weak Content Security Policy when using the Gravatar plugin, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via unspecified vectors.

Published: 2017-02-17

Score: 4.7 Medium

EPSS: 1.0% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:mantisbt:mantisbt::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:mantisbt:mantisbt:2.0.0:beta1::::::

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-7990	MantisBT XSS through weak CSP when using Gravatar plugin
Github GHSA	GHSA-8vx9-hcvq-gfv8	MantisBT XSS through weak CSP when using Gravatar plugin

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01003.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/28/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/29/2
https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/b3511d2f
https://mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=21263

History

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Subscriptions

Mantisbt Mantisbt

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-02-17T17:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:50:47.577Z

Reserved: 2016-08-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-7111

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-02-17T17:59:01.170

Modified: 2026-06-17T00:52:36.513

Link: CVE-2016-7111

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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