Cross-site scripting in Ruby Redmine



Published: 2011-04-19 | Updated: 2021-10-11
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2011-1723
CWE-ID CWE-79
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available.
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Vendor Ruby

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU45118

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2011-1723

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform Cross-site scripting attacks.

An input validation error exists in app/views/layouts/base.rhtml in Redmine 1.0.1 through 1.1.1 when processing PATH_INFO to projects/hg-helloworld/news/. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Redmine: 1.0.1 - 1.1.1

External links

http://osvdb.org/71564
http://secunia.com/advisories/43999
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8211
http://www.mavitunasecurity.com/XSS-vulnerability-in-Redmine/
http://www.redmine.org/news/53
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/517355/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47193
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0895
http://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66612


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.



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