# CVE-2010-2574: MantisBT Cross-site Scripting vulnerability

> Remote authenticated administrators can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the name parameter in the Add Category action.

- **Severity:** Low 2.1 (`AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Aug 2010
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-74x7-mfvg-h2wf

## What is CVE-2010-2574?

CVE-2010-2574 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Mantisbt Mantisbt, published on 9 Aug 2010. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in manage_proj_cat_add.php in MantisBT 1.2.2 allows remote authenticated administrators to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the name parameter in an Add Category action.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-2574?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including mantisbt/mantisbt. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `mantisbt/mantisbt` | Packagist | All versions to 1.2.2 | None |
| `mantisbt/mantisbt` | Packagist | All versions to 1.2.2 | None |

Products: Mantisbt Mantisbt.

## How do I fix CVE-2010-2574?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-2574 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2010-2574 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-2574 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Mantisbt Mantisbt

- [CVE-2019-15074](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-15074/): MantisBT allows cross-site scripting (XSS) via crafted filename (critical 9.6)
- [CVE-2026-30849](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-30849/): MantisBT SOAP API has an authentication bypass vulnerability on MySQL (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2025-47776](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-47776/): MantisBT: Authentication bypass for some passwords due to PHP type juggling (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-7615](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7615/): MantisBT allows arbitrary password reset (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2026-33517](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-33517/): MantisBT Vulnerable to Stored HTML Injection in Tag Delete Confirmation (high 8.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2010-2574 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2010-2574 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Mantisbt Mantisbt, published on 9 Aug 2010. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-2574 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- mantisbt/mantisbt (Packagist): affected all versions up to 1.2.2; no fix listed
- mantisbt/mantisbt (Packagist): affected all versions up to 1.2.2; no fix listed

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-2574/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-2574/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-2574
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2574
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-2574

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-2574/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.