CVE-2026-52847

MantisBT 2.28.3 and earlier contains six reflected XSS injection points in /admin/install.php. User-supplied parameters are echoed into HTML without escaping via print_test_result(). No authentication is required. A Content Security Policy (script-src 'self') prevents inline JavaScript execution, but the CSP is missing a form-action directive, allowing exploitation via credential-phishing form injection and <meta> open redirects. Impact - Credential phishing: Attacker crafts a URL that renders a fake login form on the real MantisBT admin page. Admin credentials are submitted to an attacker-controlled server. - Open redirect: Victim is silently redirected to a phishing or malware site. - UI manipulation: CSS injection can hide legitimate page content and overlay attacker-controlled HTML, enabling social engineering. Patches - https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/0f32ceabadc745239754962df91a51d5d51e3fd7 - https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/f2191a0d8ce438bf74171d496cf721dae025a5c0 Workarounds Remove the /admin directory, as recommended in the Admin Guide Resources - https://mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=37103 - related advisory GHSA-vcrw-4xvv-jh49 Credits McCaulay Hudson (@_McCaulay) of watchTowr

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