Description
Redmine 0.8.7 and earlier uses the title tag before defining the character encoding in a meta tag, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks and inject arbitrary script via UTF-7 encoded values in the title parameter to a new issue page, which may be interpreted as script by Internet Explorer 7 and 8.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | redmine | 0.9.1-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | redmine | 0.9.1-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | redmine | 0.9.1-1 | — |
References
- 37425 vdb-entry
- 10554 exploit
- redmine-title-xss(54947) vdb-entry