What is the severity of CVE-2016-6837?

CVE-2016-6837 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to the possibility of remote code execution via XSS.

How do I fix CVE-2016-6837?

To fix CVE-2016-6837, update MantisBT to version 1.2.19 or later, or to any stable version after 1.3.0-beta1.

What kind of attacks can exploit CVE-2016-6837?

CVE-2016-6837 can be exploited for cross-site scripting attacks, allowing attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts or HTML.

Which versions of MantisBT are affected by CVE-2016-6837?

CVE-2016-6837 affects MantisBT versions prior to 1.2.19, as well as the beta versions 1.3.0-beta1 and 2.0.0-beta1.

Is CVE-2016-6837 easy to exploit?

CVE-2016-6837 is relatively easy to exploit due to the simple nature of the XSS vulnerability that targets the 'view_type' parameter.

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CVE-2016-6837

medium

6.1

CWE

10/1/2017

6/8/2024

CVE-2016-6837: XSS

First published: Tue Jan 10 2017(Updated: )

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MantisBT Filter API in MantisBT versions before 1.2.19, and versions 2.0.0-beta1, 1.3.0-beta1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the 'view_type' parameter.

Credit: secalert@redhat.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
CentOS Libreport-plugin-mantisbt	<=1.2.18
CentOS Libreport-plugin-mantisbt	=1.3.0-beta1
CentOS Libreport-plugin-mantisbt	=2.0.0-beta1

Remedy

https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/7086c2d8b4b20ac14013b36761ac04f0abf21a4e

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-6837?
CVE-2016-6837 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to the possibility of remote code execution via XSS.
How do I fix CVE-2016-6837?
To fix CVE-2016-6837, update MantisBT to version 1.2.19 or later, or to any stable version after 1.3.0-beta1.
What kind of attacks can exploit CVE-2016-6837?
CVE-2016-6837 can be exploited for cross-site scripting attacks, allowing attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts or HTML.
Which versions of MantisBT are affected by CVE-2016-6837?
CVE-2016-6837 affects MantisBT versions prior to 1.2.19, as well as the beta versions 1.3.0-beta1 and 2.0.0-beta1.
Is CVE-2016-6837 easy to exploit?
CVE-2016-6837 is relatively easy to exploit due to the simple nature of the XSS vulnerability that targets the 'view_type' parameter.

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