SB2014041106 - Input validation error in Ruby Redmine
Published: April 11, 2014 Updated: August 10, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2014041106
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-1985)
CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
Open redirect vulnerability in the redirect_back_or_default function in app/controllers/application_controller.rb in Redmine before 2.4.5 and 2.5.x before 2.5.1 allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via a URL in the back url (back_url parameter).
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN93004610/index.html
- http://jvndb.jvn.jp/ja/contents/2014/JVNDB-2014-000041.html
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/84
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57524
- http://www.redmine.org/projects/redmine/wiki/Changelog
- http://www.redmine.org/projects/redmine/wiki/Changelog_2_4
- http://www.redmine.org/projects/redmine/wiki/Security_Advisories
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66674
- https://github.com/redmine/redmine/commit/7567c3d8b21fe67e5f04e6839c1fce061600f2f3