An XSS issue was discovered in admin/install.php in MantisBT before 1.3.12 and 2.x before 2.5.2. Some variables under user control in the MantisBT installation script are not properly sanitized before being output, allowing remote attackers to inject arbitrary JavaScript code, as demonstrated by the $f_database, $f_db_username, and $f_admin_username variables. This is mitigated by the fact that the admin/ folder should be deleted after installation, and also prevented by CSP.
CVE-2017-12061
This medium-severity CVE scores 6.1 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 1.0%, top 22% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 6.1
- EG Score
- 6.1(medium)
- EPSS
- 85.5%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
August 1, 2017
Last Modified
May 13, 2026
References (12)
- cve@mitrehttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/08/01/1
- cve@mitrehttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/08/01/2
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039030
- cve@mitrehttps://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/17f9b94f031ba93ae2a727bca0e68458ecd08fb0
- cve@mitrehttps://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/c73ae3d3d4dd4681489a9e697e8ade785e27cba5
- cve@mitrehttps://mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=23146
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/08/01/1
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/08/01/2
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039030
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/17f9b94f031ba93ae2a727bca0e68458ecd08fb0
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/c73ae3d3d4dd4681489a9e697e8ade785e27cba5
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=23146
Affected Packages
(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Packagist(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| mantisbt/mantisbt | 2.3.0 ... 2.5.1 (9 versions) | 2.5.2 | — |
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