CVE-2009-4459

Summary

Redmine 0.8.7 and earlier uses the title tag before defining the character encoding in a meta tag, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks and inject arbitrary script via UTF-7 encoded values in the title parameter to a new issue page, which may be interpreted as script by Internet Explorer 7 and 8.

Impact & exploitability

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected products we track (1)

Recommendation

Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.

Additional information

• NVD record
• http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/10554
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37425
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54947