CVE-2018-16514 is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting MantisBT versions 2.1.0 through 2.17.0, specifically in the View Filters and Edit Filter pages. This medium-severity vulnerability, with a CVSS score of 4.7, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary code via crafted PATH_INFO, provided CSP settings permit it. Exploitation requires user interaction and has high attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 2.1.0, <= 2.17.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mantisbt:mantisbt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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