CVE-2021-43257
MantisBT CSV Injection unprivileged user access in csv_export.php
Lack of Neutralization of Formula Elements in the CSV API of MantisBT before 2.25.3 allows an unprivileged attacker to execute code or gain access to information when a user opens the csv_export.php generated CSV file in Excel.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Lack of Neutralization of Formula Elements in the CSV API of MantisBT before 2.25.3 allows an unprivileged attacker to execute code or gain access to information when a user opens the csv_export.php generated CSV file in Excel.
- Record
CVE-2021-43257- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-1236
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Lack of Neutralization of Formula Elements in the CSV API of MantisBT before 2.25.3 allows an unprivileged attacker to execute code or gain access to information when a user opens the csv_export.php generated CSV file in Excel.
- Record
CVE-2021-43257- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-30201 No score
Lack of Neutralization of Formula Elements in the CSV API of MantisBT before 2.25.3 allows an unprivileged attacker to execute code or gain access to information when a user opens the csv_export.php generated CSV file in Excel.
- Record
EUVD-2021-30201- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rg8f-5p7x-m6wv
MantisBT CSV Injection unprivileged user access in csv_export.php
Lack of Neutralization of Formula Elements in the CSV API of MantisBT before 2.25.3 allows an unprivileged attacker to execute code or gain access to information when a user opens the csv_export.php generated CSV file in Excel.
- Record
GHSA-rg8f-5p7x-m6wv- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-1236
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Lack of Neutralization of Formula Elements in the CSV API of MantisBT before 2.25.3 allows an unprivileged attacker to execute code or gain access to information when a user opens the csv_export.php generated CSV file in Excel.
- Record
CVE-2021-43257- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-rg8f-5p7x-m6wv
MantisBT CSV Injection unprivileged user access in csv_export.php
Lack of Neutralization of Formula Elements in the CSV API of MantisBT before 2.25.3 allows an unprivileged attacker to execute code or gain access to information when a user opens the csv_export.php generated CSV file in Excel.
- Record
GHSA-rg8f-5p7x-m6wv- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-1236
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
mantisbt/mantisbtPackagist |
through 2.25.2 | 2.25.3 |
mantisbt/mantisbtPackagist |
before 2.25.3, plus listed versions 2.10.02.10.12.11.02.11.12.12.0 Show 45 moreShow less2.12.12.12.22.13.02.13.12.13.22.14.02.15.02.15.12.16.02.16.12.17.02.17.12.17.22.18.02.18.12.19.02.19.12.20.02.20.12.21.02.21.12.21.22.21.32.22.02.22.12.22.22.23.02.23.12.24.02.24.12.24.22.24.32.24.42.24.52.25.02.25.12.25.22.3.02.3.12.3.22.3.32.4.02.4.12.4.22.5.0 |
2.25.3 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-43257 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Mantisbt, published April 14, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.98%, the 62nd percentile. Fixed in mantisbt/mantisbt 2.25.3.
References
Left out here: 9 versions. The JSON record has them.