# CVE-2017-7222: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Administrators can inject arbitrary HTML or JavaScript via the window_title configuration setting, potentially leading to code execution if CSP permits.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 22 Mar 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q4m4-prmh-jh37

## What is CVE-2017-7222?

CVE-2017-7222 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Mantisbt Mantisbt, published on 22 Mar 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MantisBT before 2.1.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML or JavaScript (if MantisBT's CSP settings permit it) by modifying 'window_title' in the application configuration. This requires privileged access to MantisBT configuration management pages (i.e., administrator access rights) or altering the system configuration file (config_inc.php).

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-7222?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mantisbt Mantisbt.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-7222?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-7222 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-7222 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-7222 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-2017-7222 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-7222 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Mantisbt Mantisbt, published on 22 Mar 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-7222 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-2017-7222/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7222/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7222
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7222
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-7222

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7222/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.