CVE-2014-9272

medium

Description

The string_insert_href function in MantisBT 1.2.0a1 through 1.2.x before 1.2.18 does not properly validate the URL protocol, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via the javascript:// protocol.

References

https://www.mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=17297

https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/05378e00

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2014-9097

http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3120

http://secunia.com/advisories/62101

http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/902

http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/867

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2015-01-09

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 6.1

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