GLSA 200803-04: Mantis: Cross-Site Scripting

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Severity:	low
Title:	Mantis: Cross-Site Scripting
Date:	03/03/2008
Bugs:	#203791
ID:	200803-04

Synopsis

A persistent Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability has been discovered in Mantis.

Background

Mantis is a web-based bug tracking system.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
www-apps/mantisbt	< 1.0.8-r1	>= 1.0.8-r1	All supported architectures

Description

seiji reported that the filename for the uploaded file in bug_report.php is not properly sanitised before being stored.

Impact

A remote attacker could upload a file with a specially crafted to a bug report, resulting in the execution of arbitrary HTML and script code within the context of the users's browser. Note that this vulnerability is only exploitable by authenticated users.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Mantis users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-apps/mantisbt-1.0.8-r1"

References

CVE-2007-6611

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-04.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.