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Vulnerability details: VCID-d8uz-kkxe-w3bc
Vulnerability ID VCID-d8uz-kkxe-w3bc
Aliases CVE-2026-39960
GHSA-qj6w-v29q-4rgx
Summary Mantis Bug Tracker (MantisBT) is an open source issue tracker. Versions 2.28.1 and below contain flawed logic that causes improper escaping of a textarea custom field's contents in the Update Issue page, (bug_update_page.php) allowing an attacker to inject HTML and, if CSP settings permit, execute arbitrary JavaScript when the page is loaded. This facilitates session theft, leading to admin account takeover, full project data access. In order to exploit this issue, a textarea-type custom field must be configured for the project, the attack must be carried out by an authenticated user with bug report permission (low privilege). This can affect any user viewing the bug edit form, including administrators. The issue has been fixed in version 2.28.2. If users cannot immediately upgrade, they can work around the issue by using the default Content-Security Policy, which blocks script execution.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 6.2
Risk 3.1
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/5fec0f448b7a7d7d539a6adb6dccceac4e4e4ab7
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2026-05-21T13:29:35Z/ Found at https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/5fec0f448b7a7d7d539a6adb6dccceac4e4e4ab7
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/security/advisories/GHSA-qj6w-v29q-4rgx
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2026-05-21T13:29:35Z/ Found at https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/security/advisories/GHSA-qj6w-v29q-4rgx
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=37003
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-39960
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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.10267
EPSS Score 0.00033
Published At June 11, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-06-11T16:46:02.364412+00:00 Vulnrichment Import https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/blob/develop/2026/39xxx/CVE-2026-39960.json 38.6.0