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Vulnerability details: VCID-23t9-317h-4fem
Vulnerability ID VCID-23t9-317h-4fem
Aliases CVE-2017-7309
GHSA-4w6c-3hcx-rfj5
Summary MantisBT vulnerable to XSS through config_option parameter in adm_config_report.php A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the MantisBT Configuration Report page (adm_config_report.php) allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary code (if CSP settings permit it) through a crafted 'config_option' parameter. This is fixed in 1.3.9, 2.1.3, and 2.2.3.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 0.0
Risk None
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
cvssv3.1 4.8 http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/30/4
generic_textual MODERATE http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/30/4
epss 0.02475 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-7309
cvssv3.1 4.8 https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt
cvssv3.1 4.8 https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/0243375e32bc24878e309f3d6ef6d8cfb3e2f278
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/0243375e32bc24878e309f3d6ef6d8cfb3e2f278
cvssv3.1 4.8 https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/c9e5b1d0404503022605459552faeaf610bf15ae
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/c9e5b1d0404503022605459552faeaf610bf15ae
cvssv3.1 4.8 https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/e881dd79df422033bbea88914fc0a717fae40358
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/e881dd79df422033bbea88914fc0a717fae40358
cvssv3.1 4.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7309
generic_textual MODERATE https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7309
cvssv3.1 4.8 http://www.mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=22579
generic_textual MODERATE http://www.mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=22579
Reference id Reference type URL
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/30/4
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-7309
https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt
https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/0243375e32bc24878e309f3d6ef6d8cfb3e2f278
https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/c9e5b1d0404503022605459552faeaf610bf15ae
https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/e881dd79df422033bbea88914fc0a717fae40358
http://www.mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=22579
CVE-2017-7309 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7309
GHSA-4w6c-3hcx-rfj5 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4w6c-3hcx-rfj5
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/30/4
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/0243375e32bc24878e309f3d6ef6d8cfb3e2f278
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/c9e5b1d0404503022605459552faeaf610bf15ae
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/e881dd79df422033bbea88914fc0a717fae40358
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7309
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at http://www.mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=22579
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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.85532
EPSS Score 0.02475
Published At May 30, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-05-30T20:59:18.994055+00:00 GitLab Importer Import https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/advisories-community/-/blob/main/packagist/mantisbt/mantisbt/CVE-2017-7309.yml 38.6.0