# CVE-2014-8986: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote administrators can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted config options in the Configuration Report page.

- **Severity:** Low 3.5 (`AV:N/AC:M/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:** Yes
- **Published:** 24 Nov 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-x3h6-r5xc-mc8q

## What is CVE-2014-8986?

CVE-2014-8986 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Mantisbt Mantisbt, published on 24 Nov 2014. 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 the selection list in the filters 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 a crafted config option, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-8987.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-8986?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mantisbt Mantisbt.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-8986?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2014-8986 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-8986 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-2014-8986 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-8986 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Mantisbt Mantisbt, published on 24 Nov 2014. 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-2014-8986 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Mantisbt Mantisbt. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

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-2014-8986/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-8986/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8986
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8986
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-8986

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-8986/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.