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CVE-2026-44657 (GCVE-0-2026-44657)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-28 20:25 – Updated: 2026-05-29 14:50
VLAI
Title
MantisBT: Stored XSS in File Download
Summary
Mantis Bug Tracker (MantisBT) is an open source issue tracker. Prior to 2.28.2, using show_inline=1 parameter and a valid file_show_inline_token CSRF token on file_download.php, an attacker can execute code by uploading a crafted XHTML attachment referencing a JavaScript attachment. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.28.2.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-05-29 14:49 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
mantisbt mantisbt Affected: < 2.28.2
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