CVE-2014-1985
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.8
Description
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).
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 2.5.1-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 2.5.1-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 2.5.1-1 |
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
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-1985
CWEs
CWE-20
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.