# CVE-2014-9281: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in admin/copy\_field.php in MantisBT before 1.2.18 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web s

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2014-12-09 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in admin/copy_field.php in MantisBT before 1.2.18 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the dest_id field.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://www.mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=17876
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/913
- https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/e5fc835a
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71371
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62101
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/867
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/924
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3120
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99038

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