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Vulnerability details: VCID-eewc-shba-ducc
Vulnerability ID VCID-eewc-shba-ducc
Aliases CVE-2021-43257
GHSA-rg8f-5p7x-m6wv
Summary MantisBT CSV Injection unprivileged user access in csv_export.php Lack of Neutralization of Formula Elements in the CSV API of MantisBT before 2.25.3 allows an unprivileged attacker to execute code or gain access to information when a user opens the csv_export.php generated CSV file in Excel.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 8.0
Risk 4.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/7f4534c723e3162b8784aebda4836324041dbc3e
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/99eb8d41cbacc703f88807898dcc9ac55eec0f15
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-43257
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://www.mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=29130
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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.72869
EPSS Score 0.00724
Published At May 30, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-05-30T20:57:39.019601+00:00 GitLab Importer Import https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/advisories-community/-/blob/main/packagist/mantisbt/mantisbt/CVE-2021-43257.yml 38.6.0