CVE-2020-25288

Public Exploit

Description

An issue was discovered in MantisBT before 2.24.3. When editing an Issue in a Project where a Custom Field with a crafted Regular Expression property is used, improper escaping of the corresponding form input's pattern attribute allows HTML injection and, if CSP settings permit, execution of arbitrary JavaScript.

Category

4.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.74% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory mantisbt.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=27275 exploit patch vendor advisory
http://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/221cf323f16a9738a5b27aaba94758f11281d85c third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-25288?
CVE-2020-25288 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-25288?
To fix CVE-2020-25288, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-25288 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2020-25288 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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