CVE-2020-16266 MantisBT XSS issue on the view_all_bug_page.php

What is CVE-2020-16266?

CVE-2020-16266 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Mantisbt Mantisbt, published on 12 Aug 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

An XSS issue was discovered in MantisBT before 2.24.2. Improper escaping on view_all_bug_page.php allows a remote attacker to inject arbitrary HTML into the page by saving it into a text Custom Field, leading to possible code execution in the browser of any user subsequently viewing the issue (if CSP settings allow it).

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-16266?

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

Products include Mantisbt Mantisbt.

How do I fix CVE-2020-16266?

Upgrade mantisbt/mantisbt to 2.24.2 or later.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2020-16266 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-16266 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Mantisbt Mantisbt

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

All Mantisbt Mantisbt vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-4rrc-5vp6-m3f6.