CVE-2014-1985

Public Exploit

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).

Category

5.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.82% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/ja/contents/2014/JVNDB-2014-000041.html third party advisory
http://www.redmine.org/projects/redmine/wiki/Changelog
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN93004610/index.html third party advisory
https://github.com/redmine/redmine/commit/7567c3d8b21fe67e5f04e6839c1fce061600f2f3
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/84 mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66674 vdb entry
http://www.redmine.org/projects/redmine/wiki/Security_Advisories patch exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/57524 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.redmine.org/projects/redmine/wiki/Changelog_2_4

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-1985?
CVE-2014-1985 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-1985?
To fix CVE-2014-1985, 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-2014-1985 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-1985 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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