CVE-2023-47259
Redmine before 4.2.11 and 5.0.x before 5.0.6 allows XSS in the Textile formatter.
Redmine before 4.2.11 and 5.0.x before 5.0.6 allows XSS in the Textile formatter.
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
What each source reports
NVD Score used
6.1
Redmine before 4.2.11 and 5.0.x before 5.0.6 allows XSS in the Textile formatter.
- Record
CVE-2023-47259- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS: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 No score
Redmine before 4.2.11 and 5.0.x before 5.0.6 allows XSS in the Textile formatter.
- Record
CVE-2023-47259- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-51390 No score
Redmine before 4.2.11 and 5.0.x before 5.0.6 allows XSS in the Textile formatter.
- Record
EUVD-2023-51390- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qw78-hfxp-rc5g
6.1
Redmine before 4.2.11 and 5.0.x before 5.0.6 allows XSS in the Textile formatter.
Redmine before 4.2.11 and 5.0.x before 5.0.6 allows XSS in the Textile formatter.
- Record
GHSA-qw78-hfxp-rc5g- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS: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
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2023-47259
6.1
Redmine before 4.2.11 and 5.0.x before 5.0.6 allows XSS in the Textile formatter.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2023-47259- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2023-47259
6.1
Redmine before 4.2.11 and 5.0.x before 5.0.6 allows XSS in the Textile formatter.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2023-47259- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-redmine-2023-47259 No score
Redmine before 4.2.11 and 5.0.x before 5.0.6 allows XSS in the Textile formatter.
- Record
BIT-redmine-2023-47259- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Redmine before 4.2.11 and 5.0.x before 5.0.6 allows XSS in the Textile formatter.
- Record
CVE-2023-47259- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
redmineBitnami |
before 4.2.11, 5.0.0 up to 5.0.6 | 4.2.115.0.6 |
redmineDebian:12 |
before 5.0.4-5+deb12u1, plus listed versions 5.0.4-5 |
5.0.4-5+deb12u1 |
redmineDebian:13 |
before 5.1.3+ds-1 | 5.1.3+ds-1 |
redmineDebian:14 |
before 5.1.3+ds-1 | 5.1.3+ds-1 |
redmineDebian:12 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 5.0.4-5+deb12u1, plus listed versions 5.0.4-5 |
5.0.4-5+deb12u1 |
redmineUbuntu: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 |
redmineUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.3.1-43.4.2-13.4.4-13.4.4-1ubuntu0.1 |
None known |
redmineUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.0.4-14.0.4-34.0.6-2 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-47259 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Redmine, published November 5, 2023. 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 4.2.11.
References
redmine.org/projects/redmine/wiki/Security_Advisories
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-47259
github.com/advisories/GHSA-qw78-hfxp-rc5g
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/47xxx/CVE-2023-47259.json
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-47259
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-47259
redmine.org/projects/redmine/repository/svn/revisions/22304
redmine.org/projects/redmine/repository/svn/revisions/22305
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-47259