CVE-2015-8474 (GCVE-0-2015-8474)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-04-12 14:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 08:20
VLAI
Summary
Open redirect vulnerability in the valid_back_url function in app/controllers/application_controller.rb in Redmine before 2.6.7, 3.0.x before 3.0.5, and 3.1.x before 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via a crafted back_url parameter, as demonstrated by "@attacker.com," a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-1985.
Severity
7.4 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
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https://www.redmine.org/issues/19577 x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3529 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
https://github.com/redmine/redmine/commit/032f2c9… x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78625 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
Date Public
2015-09-20 00:00
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