CVE-2015-8474
Publication date 12 April 2016
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
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.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| redmine | ||
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
|
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
|
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| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
7.4 · High
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Changed |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | None |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N |