CVE-2022-28508

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 5.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2022-05-04 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

An XSS issue was discovered in browser_search_plugin.php in MantisBT before 2.25.2. Unescaped output of the return parameter allows an attacker to inject code into a hidden input field.

Affected products

mantisbt: before 2.25.2 — fixed in 2.25.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: mantisbt 2.25.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://github.com/YavuzSahbaz/CVE-2022-28508/blob/main/MantisBT%202.25.2%20XSS%20vulnurability
https://mantisbt.org/
https://sourceforge.net/projects/mantisbt/
https://github.com/YavuzSahbaz/CVE-2022-28508/blob/main/MantisBT%202.25.2%20XSS%20vulnurability
https://mantisbt.org/
https://sourceforge.net/projects/mantisbt/

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