CVE-2017-6797

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in bug_change_status_page.php in MantisBT before 1.3.7...

6.1 Medium

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in bug_change_status_page.php in MantisBT before 1.3.7 and 2.x before 2.2.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary JavaScript via the 'action_type' parameter.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

2.29%Up 0.5 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.1

Record: CVE-2017-6797
CVSS 3.0: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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-2017-6797
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2017-15851 No score

Record: EUVD-2017-15851
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hqqm-h2rx-86ch 6.1

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in bug_change_status_page.php in MantisBT before 1.3.7...

Record: GHSA-hqqm-h2rx-86ch
CVSS 3.0: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 6.1

Record: CVE-2017-6797
CVSS 3.0: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

mantisbt

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-2017-6797 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Mantisbt, published March 10, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.29%, the 83rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.