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CVE-2017-6973

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-6973 is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the MantisBT Configuration Report page (adm_config_report.php) that allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted 'action' parameter. This vulnerability has a CVSSv3 score of 4.8 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack requiring high privileges and user interaction, with potential for low impact on confidentiality and integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mantisbt:mantisbt:1.3.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mantisbt:mantisbt:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.3.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mantisbt:mantisbt:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.3.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mantisbt:mantisbt:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.3.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mantisbt:mantisbt:1.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

4.8MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.7
Impact Score
2.7
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.93%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
56.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0093 is in the 93rd percentile among its peer group of 4,931 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 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 0.0 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: 1.3.8
composerpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: mantisbt/mantisbtFixed in: 2.1.2
composerpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: mantisbt/mantisbtFixed in: 2.2.2

Vendor Advisories (1)

composerGHSA-v7qf-22rw-chphmedium

MantisBT XSS via adm_config_report.php's action parameter

May 17, 2022

References

openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2017/03/30/4
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
mantisbt.org / bugs/view.php
ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/97252
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1038169