CVE-2014-8987 json
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the "set configuration" box in the Configuration Report page (adm_config_report.php) in MantisB…
published 2015-08-24 11 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2014-8814
- cvss
- 3.5
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.2%
- EPSS 1.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 69%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the "set configuration" box in the Configuration Report page (adm_config_report.php) in MantisBT 1.2.13 through 1.2.17 allows remote administrators to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the config_option parameter, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-8986.
Patch / fix
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2014-8987 updated cvss 4.3
mantis: XSS on Configuration Report page
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
1.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 69% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 3.5 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
- github.com /mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/49c3d089
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mantisbt.org
/bugs/view.php?id=17870
vendor-advisory
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2014/11/15/2
mailing-list
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2014/11/15/3
mailing-list
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2014/11/19/21
mailing-list
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2014/11/14/9
mailing-list
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2014/11/15/4
mailing-list
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2014-8987
- NVD CVE-2014-8987
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