CVE-2011-1723

Public Exploit

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in app/views/layouts/base.rhtml in Redmine 1.0.1 through 1.1.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the PATH_INFO to projects/hg-helloworld/news/. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 8.71% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory redmine.org Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47193 vdb entry exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/43999 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/517355/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0895 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8211 third party advisory
http://osvdb.org/71564 vdb entry
http://www.redmine.org/news/53 patch vendor advisory
http://www.mavitunasecurity.com/XSS-vulnerability-in-Redmine/ exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66612 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-1723?
CVE-2011-1723 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-1723?
To fix CVE-2011-1723, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2011-1723 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2011-1723 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~9% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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