CVE-2022-44637

Redmine before 4.2.9 and 5.0.x before 5.0.4 allows persistent XSS in its Textile formatter due to...

6.1 MediumFix available

Redmine before 4.2.9 and 5.0.x before 5.0.4 allows persistent XSS in its Textile formatter due to improper sanitization in Redcloth3 Textile-formatted fields. Depending on the configuration, this may require login as a registered user.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.46%Down 0.4 points since Dec 12, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.1

Record: CVE-2022-44637
CVSS 3.1: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List 6.1

Record: CVE-2022-44637
CVSS 3.1: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-47573 6.1

Record: EUVD-2022-47573
CVSS 3.1: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6839-6jhx-rcv7 6.1

Redmine before 4.2.9 and 5.0.x before 5.0.4 allows persistent XSS in its Textile formatter due to...

Record: GHSA-6839-6jhx-rcv7
CVSS 3.1: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 6.1

Record: CVE-2022-44637
CVSS 3.1: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2022-44637 6.1

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2022-44637
CVSS 3.1: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-03

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2022-44637 6.1

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2022-44637
CVSS 3.1: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVBIT-redmine-2022-44637 No score

Record: BIT-redmine-2022-44637
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

redmine

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`redmine` Bitnami	before 4.2.9, 5.0.0 up to 5.0.4	4.2.95.0.4
`redmine` Debian:12	before 5.0.4-1	5.0.4-1
`redmine` Debian:13	before 5.0.4-1	5.0.4-1
`redmine` Debian:14	before 5.0.4-1	5.0.4-1
`redmine` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 3.0~20140825-83.2.0-13.2.0-33.2.1-13.2.1-23.2.1-2ubuntu0.2	None known
`redmine` Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 3.3.1-43.4.2-13.4.4-13.4.4-1ubuntu0.1	None known
`redmine` Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 4.0.4-14.0.4-34.0.6-2	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2022-44637 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Redmine, published December 12, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.46%, the 39th percentile. Fixed in redmine 4.2.9.