# CVE-2026-33548: MantisBT has Stored HTML Injection / XSS when displaying Tags in Timeline

- Also known as: GHSA-73VX-49MV-V8W5
- Severity: CVSS 8.6 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.28.2
- Published: 2026-03-23 · Updated: 2026-03-24

## Affected

- mantisbt: 2.28.0
- mantisbt/mantisbt (Packagist): from 2.28.0, fixed in 2.28.2

## Description

Mantis Bug Tracker (MantisBT) is an open source issue tracker. In version 2.28.0, improper escaping of tag names retrieved from History in Timeline (my_view_page.php) allows an attacker to inject HTML and, if CSP settings permit, achieve execution of arbitrary JavaScript, when displaying a tag that has been renamed or deleted. Version 2.28.1 contains a patch. Workarounds include editing offending History entries (using SQL) and wrapping `$this->tag_name` in a string_html_specialchars() call in IssueTagTimelineEvent::html().

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on mantisbt, mantisbt/mantisbt, upgrade to a fixed version (2.28.2) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/security/advisories/GHSA-73vx-49mv-v8w5
- https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/f32787c14d4518476fe7f05f992dbfe6eaccd815

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