MantisBT vulnerable to XSS via unescaped output in browser_search_plugin.php

MEDIUM 6.1CVE-2022-28508 · GHSA-wfg2-2wmw-6894 · Published 04/05/2022 · updated 17/06/2026

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
mantisbt/mantisbt Packagist	`≤ 2.25.2`	No fix yet
mantisbt mantisbt	`< 2.25.2`	`2.25.2`

Description

An XSS issue was discovered in browser_search_plugin.php in MantisBT up to and including 2.25.2. Unescaped output of the return parameter allows an attacker to inject code into a hidden input field.

NVD description

An XSS issue was discovered in browser_search_plugin.php in MantisBT before 2.25.2. Unescaped output of the return parameter allows an attacker to inject code into a hidden input field.

References

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-28508 · ADVISORY
YavuzSahbaz/CVE-2022-28508 · WEB
mantisbt/mantisbt · PACKAGE
mantisbt.org · WEB
sourceforge.net/projects/mantisbt · WEB
mantisbt.org · Vendor Advisory
sourceforge.net/projects/mantisbt · Product

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