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medium 5.8

CVE-2014-1985 json

Open redirect vulnerability in the redirect_back_or_default function in app/controllers/application_controller.rb in Redmine before 2.4.5 a…

published 2014-04-11 12 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2014-2037

cvss
5.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
4.1%
EPSS 4.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 90%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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).

Patch / fix

  • redmine Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.5.1-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2014-1985

Exploit prediction

4.06% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • redmine.org http://www.redmine.org/projects/redmine/wiki/Security_Advisories referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

Sources

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