SQL injection in Redmine - CVE-2019-18890
Published: November 21, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU22884
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-18890
CWE-ID: CWE-89
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL queries in database.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to the affected application and execute arbitrary SQL commands within the application database.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to read, delete, modify data in database and gain complete control over the affected application.
Affected software
Redmine
redmine (Ubuntu package)
redmine (Debian package)
redmine (Ubuntu package)
redmine (Debian package)
How to mitigate CVE-2019-18890
Install updates from vendor's website.
Redmine - update to 3.3.10
redmine (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 3.2.1-2ubuntu0.2, 3.4.4-1ubuntu0.1, 4.0.1-2ubuntu0.1
redmine (Debian package) - update to 3.3.1-4+deb9u3
redmine (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 3.2.1-2ubuntu0.2, 3.4.4-1ubuntu0.1, 4.0.1-2ubuntu0.1
redmine (Debian package) - update to 3.3.1-4+deb9u3