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)
Published Apr 11, 2014
5.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.72%
Description
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).
Affected products
No data.
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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:P/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 (43 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.72% (0.02716) | 85.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.72% (0.02716) | 84.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 4, 2026 | 1.82% (0.01817) | 82.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 1, 2026 | 0.64% (0.00643) | 70.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 4, 2026 | 1.82% (0.01817) | 82.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 0.64% (0.00643) | 70.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 4, 2026 | 1.82% (0.01817) | 82.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 1, 2026 | 0.64% (0.00643) | 70.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 4, 2025 | 1.82% (0.01817) | 82.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 1, 2025 | 0.64% (0.00643) | 69.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 4, 2025 | 1.82% (0.01817) | 82.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 0.64% (0.00643) | 69.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 1.82% (0.01817) | 82.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 0.64% (0.00643) | 69.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 4, 2025 | 1.82% (0.01817) | 82.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 1, 2025 | 0.64% (0.00643) | 69.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 5, 2025 | 1.82% (0.01817) | 82.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 0.64% (0.00643) | 69.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 4, 2025 | 1.82% (0.01817) | 82.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 1, 2025 | 0.64% (0.00643) | 69.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 4, 2025 | 1.82% (0.01817) | 81.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 1, 2025 | 0.64% (0.00643) | 69.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 5, 2025 | 1.82% (0.01817) | 81.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 1, 2025 | 0.64% (0.00643) | 69.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 20, 2025 | 1.82% (0.01817) | 81.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 19, 2025 | 0.64% (0.00643) | 69.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 16, 2025 | 1.82% (0.01817) | 81.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 15, 2025 | 0.64% (0.00643) | 69.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 14, 2025 | 1.82% (0.01817) | 81.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 13, 2025 | 0.64% (0.00643) | 68.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 2, 2025 | 1.82% (0.01817) | 81.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 1, 2025 | 0.64% (0.00643) | 68.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 21, 2025 | 1.82% (0.01817) | 81.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 0.64% (0.00643) | 67.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.82% (0.01817) | 81.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.48% (0.00483) | 76.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 15, 2024 | 0.48% (0.00483) | 75.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 22, 2023 | 0.48% (0.00483) | 73.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.49% (0.00492) | 72.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.78% (0.01776) | 76.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.78% (0.01776) | 76.81th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.78% (0.01776) | 74.78th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.78% (0.01776) | 53.99th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN93004610/index.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_JVN
- http://jvndb.jvn.jp/ja/contents/2014/JVNDB-2014-000041.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_JVNDB
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/84 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57524 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.redmine.org/projects/redmine/wiki/Changelog x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.redmine.org/projects/redmine/wiki/Changelog_2_4 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.redmine.org/projects/redmine/wiki/Security_Advisories x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66674 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://github.com/redmine/redmine/commit/7567c3d8b21fe67e5f04e6839c1fce061600f2f3 x_refsource_CONFIRM
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN93004610/index.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_JVN | |
| http://jvndb.jvn.jp/ja/contents/2014/JVNDB-2014-000041.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_JVNDB | |
| http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/84 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/57524 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.redmine.org/projects/redmine/wiki/Changelog | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.redmine.org/projects/redmine/wiki/Changelog_2_4 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.redmine.org/projects/redmine/wiki/Security_Advisories | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66674 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://github.com/redmine/redmine/commit/7567c3d8b21fe67e5f04e6839c1fce061600f2f3 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
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