Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2014-9281 is a cross-site scripting issue in MantisBT before 1.2.18. A vulnerable administrative copy-field page may accept unsafe input in dest_id, allowing injected script or HTML to run in a user's browser. Business risk depends on whether affected MantisBT instances remain deployed and who can reach the admin function. Exposure is most likely in legacy MantisBT deployments older than 1.2.18, especially internally hosted bug trackers that were not retired or upgraded. The provided data does not prove whether anonymous users can reach the vulnerable path; validate local routing, authentication, and administrative access controls. Treat this as a legacy web-application hygiene issue. It is not supported as actively exploited by the provided sources, but exposed or forgotten MantisBT systems can create avoidable account and data risk. Prioritize confirming whether old MantisBT exists, then patch or retire it. Mitigation focus: Upgrade MantisBT to version 1.2.18 or later.; Apply Debian DSA-3120 or vendor package updates where distro-managed.; Review the upstream fix commit before patching customized installations..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=17876CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/e5fc835aCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- mantisbt-copyfield-xss(99038)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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