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
Published Dec 30, 2009
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.13%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 0.8.7
- 0.1.0
- 0.2.1
- 0.2.2
- 0.3.0
- 0.4.0
- 0.4.1
- 0.4.2
- 0.5.0
- 0.5.1
- 0.6.0
- 0.6.1
- 0.6.2
- 0.6.3
- 0.6.4
- 0.7.0
- 0.7.0
- 0.7.1
- 0.7.2
- 0.7.3
- 0.7.4
- 0.8.0
- 0.8.0
- 0.8.1
- 0.8.2
- 0.8.3
- 0.8.4
- 0.8.5
- 0.8.6
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.13% (0.01134) | 65.29th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.13% (0.01134) | 62.19th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.28% (0.00276) | 49.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.19% (0.00192) | 58.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 24, 2024 | 0.19% (0.00192) | 57.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.19% (0.00192) | 55.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 59.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 58.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 56.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 34.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (3)
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/10554 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37425 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54947 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/10554 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37425 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54947 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.