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. |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Redmine Web applications / CRM systems |
Vendor | Ruby |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
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
DescriptionVulnerability 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.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsRedmine: 1.0.1 - 1.1.1
External linkshttp://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.