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CVE-2017-12061

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-12061 is a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting MantisBT versions prior to 1.3.12 and 2.5.2. It allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary JavaScript code during the installation process due to improper sanitization of user-controlled variables. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.1 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and leading to low impact on confidentiality and integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 1.3.0, < 1.3.12CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mantisbt:mantisbt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 2.0.0, < 2.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mantisbt:mantisbt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

6.1MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
2.7
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.94%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
85.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0294 is in the 93rd percentile among its peer group of 26,236 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (3)

composerpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: mantisbt/mantisbtFixed in: 1.3.12
composerpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: mantisbt/mantisbtFixed in: 2.5.2
github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

composerGHSA-98xr-mmq5-vc5hmedium

MantisBT XSS allows unsanitized input via admin/install.php

May 13, 2022

References

openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2017/08/01/1
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2017/08/01/2
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
github.com / mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/17f9b94f031ba93ae2a727bca0e68458ecd08fb0
PatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/c73ae3d3d4dd4681489a9e697e8ade785e27cba5
PatchThird Party Advisory
mantisbt.org / bugs/view.php
Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
securitytracker.com / id/1039030
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry