JVN#01245481 Redmine vulnerable to cross-site scripting

Overview

Redmine contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability.

Products Affected

Redmine 0.8.5 and earlier

Description

Redmine is a project management software. Redmine contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability.

Impact

An arbitrary script may be executed on the user's web browser. As a result, cookie information may be leaked and could lead to session hijacking or user impersonation.

Solution

Update the Software
Update to the latest version according to the information provided by the developer.

Vendor Status

Vendor	Link
Redmine	Changelog - v0.8.6
	RubyForge - Redmine

References

JPCERT/CC Addendum

Vulnerability Analysis by JPCERT/CC

Analyzed on 2009.11.19

Measures	Conditions	Severity
Access Required	Routed - can be attacked over the Internet using packets	High
Authentication	Standard - login caused to be created by an administrator	Low-Medium
User Interaction Required	Simple - the user must be convinced to take a standard action that does not feel harmful to most users, such as click on a link or view a file	Medium
Exploit Complexity	Low-Medium - some expertise and/or luck required (most buffer overflows, guessing correctly in small space, expertise in Windows function calls)	Medium-High

Description of each analysis measures

Credit

Yoshinari Fukumoto of Rakuten, Inc. reported this vulnerability to IPA.
JPCERT/CC coordinated with the developer under Information Security Early Warning Partnership.

Other Information

JPCERT Alert
JPCERT Reports
CERT Advisory
CPNI Advisory
TRnotes
CVE	CVE-2009-4078
JVN iPedia	JVNDB-2009-000073