Vulnerability in Redmine
CVE-2017-18026
Redmine before 3.2.9, 3.3.x before 3.3.6, and 3.4.x before 3.4.4 does not block the --config and --debugger flags to the Mercurial hg program, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands (through the Mercurial adapter) via vectors involving a branch whose name begins with a --config= or --debugger= substring, a related issue to CVE-2017-17536.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.028 (86.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 86.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.028 · newest: 0.028 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Redmine
- Debian Linux — versions 9.0
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.redmine.org/issues/27516 (Permissions Required)
- github.com/redmine/redmine/commit/58ed8655136ff2fe5ff7796859bf6a399c76c678 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4191 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.redmine.org/projects/redmine/wiki/Security_Advisories (Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/redmine/redmine/commit/ca87bf766cdc70179cb2dce03015d78ec9c13ebd (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/redmine/redmine/commit/9d797400eaec5f9fa7ba9507c82d9c18cb91d02e (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-18026?
- CVE-2017-18026 is a high-severity vulnerability in Redmine. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-01-10.
- How severe is CVE-2017-18026?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-18026 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.