CVE-2014-9271

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in file_download.php in MantisBT before 1.2.18 allows...

5.4 MediumFix available

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in file_download.php in MantisBT before 1.2.18 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a Flash file with an image extension, related to inline attachments, as demonstrated by a .swf.jpeg filename.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

1.52%Up 0.3 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.4

Record: CVE-2014-9271
CVSS 3.1: 5.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2014-9271
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2014-9096 No score

Record: EUVD-2014-9096
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-69j7-rq3q-wf82 5.4

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in file_download.php in MantisBT before 1.2.18 allows...

Record: GHSA-69j7-rq3q-wf82
CVSS 3.1: 5.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`mantis` Debian:7	before 1.2.18-1, plus listed versions 1.2.11-1.21.2.11-1.2+deb7u1	1.2.18-1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2014-9271 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Mantisbt, published January 6, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.52%, the 74th percentile. Fixed in mantis 1.2.18-1.