Redmine up to 3.2.2 Textile/Markdown Stored cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Redmine up to 3.2.2. This affects an unknown function of the component Textile/Markdown. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross site scripting (Stored). This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2016-10515. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Redmine up to 3.2.2 (Project Management Software). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component Textile/Markdown. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability (Stored). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

In Redmine before 3.2.3, there are stored XSS vulnerabilities affecting Textile and Markdown text formatting, and project homepages.

The bug was discovered 10/17/2017. The weakness was disclosed 10/18/2017 (Website). The advisory is available at redmine.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-10515 since 10/17/2017. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 254362 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2016-10515), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 3.2.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (254362). The entries VDB-107966, VDB-107965 and VDB-107964 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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NVD Base Score: 6.1
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Exploitinginfo

Name: Stored
Class: Cross site scripting / Stored
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 254362
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2016-10515

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Redmine 3.2.3

Timelineinfo

10/17/2017 🔍
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10/18/2017 +0 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: redmine.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-10515 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-10515
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-107962
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/19/2017 00:15
Updated: 08/25/2025 15:43
Changes: 10/19/2017 00:15 (59), 11/25/2019 19:16 (2), 08/25/2025 15:43 (20)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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