Information disclosure in Redmine - CVE-2017-16804

 

Information disclosure in Redmine - CVE-2017-16804

Published: May 3, 2018 / Updated: May 8, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU12416
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-16804
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Ruby
Affected software:
Redmine

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.

The weakness exists in the reminders function in app/models/mailer.r due to improper check for whether an issue is visible. A remote attacker can read e-mail reminder messages and gain access to potentially sensitive information.


How to mitigate CVE-2017-16804

Update to versions 3.2.7 or 3.3.4.

Sources