Advisory details:
github_osv / GHSA-6jh4-47v2-4g37
| Advisory ID | github_osv/GHSA-6jh4-47v2-4g37 |
| Aliases |
CVE-2026-40598
|
| Summary | MantisBT has Potential Referer-Based Reflected HTML Injection / XSS in Tag Update Page Improper escaping of the redirection page (retrieved from the request's *Referer* header) allows an attacker to inject HTML. While this is generally not directly actionable as modern browsers will URL-encode special characters, on some specific server configurations this could poison the cache, leading to cross-site scripting. ### Impact Cross-site scripting (XSS). ### Patches - b1ebc57763f104eb5f541b7b4d1ce6948168abd9 ### Workarounds None ### Credits Thanks to siunam (Tang Cheuk Hei) for discovering and responsibly reporting the issue. |
| Status | Published |
| Exploitability | 0.5 |
| Weighted Severity | 6.2 |
| Risk | 3.1 |
| Affected and Fixed Packages | Package Details |
| Introduced and Fixed Package Commit Patches | Package Commit Patches Details |
| System | Score | Found at |
|---|---|---|
| cvssv4 | 6.9 | https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/05/GHSA-6jh4-47v2-4g37/GHSA-6jh4-47v2-4g37.json |
| generic_textual | MODERATE |
No EPSS data available for this advisory.
| Patch URL | |
|---|---|
| There are no known patches. | |
| Attack Vector (AV) | Attack Complexity (AC) | Attack Requirements (AT) | Privileges Required (PR) | User Interaction (UI) | Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) | Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) | Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) | Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) | Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) | Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
network adjacent local physical |
low high |
none present |
none low high |
none passive active |
high low none |
high low none |
high low none |
high low none |
high low none |
high low none |
Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2026-05-23T02:39:01Z/
Decision: Track
Source URL: https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/blob/develop/2026/40xxx/CVE-2026-40598.json
Source Advisory: vulnrichment/CVE-2026-40598
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{'Automatable': 'no'},
{'Technical Impact': 'partial'},
{'Mission Prevalence': 'minimal'},
{'Public Well-being Impact': 'material'},
{'Mission & Well-being': 'medium'}]