Mantis Bug Tracker (MantisBT) is an open source issue tracker. From 1.0.0 to 2.28.1, lack of validation of filter_target parameter on return_dynamic_filters.php (normally used as an AJAX in View Issues Page) allows an attacker to inject arbitrary HTML if the target is a TEXTAREA custom field. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.28.2.
History

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Description Mantis Bug Tracker (MantisBT) is an open source issue tracker. From 1.0.0 to 2.28.1, lack of validation of filter_target parameter on return_dynamic_filters.php (normally used as an AJAX in View Issues Page) allows an attacker to inject arbitrary HTML if the target is a TEXTAREA custom field. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.28.2.
Title MantisBT: Reflected XSS in Rendering Dynamic Custom Textarea Field
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-28T20:26:24.192Z

Reserved: 2026-04-22T15:11:54.672Z

Link: CVE-2026-41897

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-05-28T21:16:29.640

Modified: 2026-05-28T21:16:29.640

Link: CVE-2026-41897

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Updated: 2026-05-28T21:30:26Z