Description
Mantis Bug Tracker (MantisBT) is an open source issue tracker. In versions 2.11.0 through 2.28.1, a Stored XSS vulnerability is caused by incorrect escaping of a saved filter's owner, allowing an attacker to inject arbitrary HTML on systems where $g_show_user_realname = ON. Note that By default, only users with Manager access level or above can save their filters publicly. This issue has been fixed in version 2.28.2. If developers are unable to update immediately, they can work around this issue by preventing display of users' real names (set $g_ show_user_realname = OFF; in configuration), and restricting the ability to store filters (set $g_stored_query_create_threshold / $g_stored_query_create_shared_threshold to NOBODY).
Published: 2026-05-22
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-f633-865q-2mhh MantisBT is Vulnerable to Stored XSS in Saved-Filter Owner Column
History

Tue, 26 May 2026 19:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 22 May 2026 21:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Mantisbt
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Vendors & Products Mantisbt
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Description Mantis Bug Tracker (MantisBT) is an open source issue tracker. In versions 2.11.0 through 2.28.1, a Stored XSS vulnerability is caused by incorrect escaping of a saved filter's owner, allowing an attacker to inject arbitrary HTML on systems where $g_show_user_realname = ON. Note that By default, only users with Manager access level or above can save their filters publicly. This issue has been fixed in version 2.28.2. If developers are unable to update immediately, they can work around this issue by preventing display of users' real names (set $g_ show_user_realname = OFF; in configuration), and restricting the ability to store filters (set $g_stored_query_create_threshold / $g_stored_query_create_shared_threshold to NOBODY).
Title MantisBT is Vulnerable to Stored XSS Through its Saved-Filter Owner Column
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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Mantisbt Mantisbt
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-26T18:51:17.022Z

Reserved: 2026-04-14T14:07:59.642Z

Link: CVE-2026-40607

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-26T18:51:11.300Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-05-22T20:16:34.627

Modified: 2026-06-17T10:45:31.663

Link: CVE-2026-40607

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-22T21:30:16Z

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