CVE-2020-16266
lowpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.012 · 67 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
An XSS issue was discovered in MantisBT before 2.24.2. Improper escaping on view_all_bug_page.php allows a remote attacker to inject arbitrary HTML into the page by saving it into a text Custom Field, leading to possible code execution in the browser of any user subsequently viewing the issue (if CSP settings allow it).
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.5–5.4
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affected products (3)
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advisories (1)
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- GHSA-4rrc-5vp6-m3f6MantisBT XSS issue on the view_all_bug_page.php 2022-05-24ghsa · osvUS
An XSS issue was discovered in MantisBT before 2.24.2. Improper escaping on view_all_bug_page.php allows a remote attacker to inject arbitrary HTML into the page by saving it into a text Custom Field, leading to possible code execution in the browser of any user subsequently viewing the issue (if CSP settings allow it).
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references (7)
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- https://mantisbt.org/blog/archives/mantisbt/665cnnvd
- https://mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=27056cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-16266cnnvd
- https://mantisbt.org/blog/archives/mantisbt/665enisa_euvd
- https://mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=27056enisa_euvd
- https://mantisbt.org/blog/archives/mantisbt/665Release NotesVendor Advisorynvd
- https://mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=27056ExploitIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisorynvd
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