CVE-2019-17427
In Redmine before 3.4.11 and 4.0.x before 4.0.4, persistent XSS exists due to textile formatting...
In Redmine before 3.4.11 and 4.0.x before 4.0.4, persistent XSS exists due to textile formatting errors.
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
In Redmine before 3.4.11 and 4.0.x before 4.0.4, persistent XSS exists due to textile formatting errors.
- Record
CVE-2019-17427- 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 - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In Redmine before 3.4.11 and 4.0.x before 4.0.4, persistent XSS exists due to textile formatting errors.
- Record
CVE-2019-17427- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-7819 No score
In Redmine before 3.4.11 and 4.0.x before 4.0.4, persistent XSS exists due to textile formatting errors.
- Record
EUVD-2019-7819- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g969-264w-g9pr No score
In Redmine before 3.4.11 and 4.0.x before 4.0.4, persistent XSS exists due to textile formatting...
In Redmine before 3.4.11 and 4.0.x before 4.0.4, persistent XSS exists due to textile formatting errors.
- Record
GHSA-g969-264w-g9pr- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
6.1
In Redmine before 3.4.11 and 4.0.x before 4.0.4, persistent XSS exists due to textile formatting errors.
- Record
CVE-2019-17427- 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
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2019-17427
6.1
In Redmine before 3.4.11 and 4.0.x before 4.0.4, persistent XSS exists due to textile formatting errors.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2019-17427- 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-2019-17427
6.1
In Redmine before 3.4.11 and 4.0.x before 4.0.4, persistent XSS exists due to textile formatting errors.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2019-17427- 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
OSVUSN-4200-1 No score
redmine vulnerabilities
It was discovered that Redmine incorrectly handle certain inputs that could cause textile formatting errors. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a XSS attack. (CVE-2019-17427)
It was discovered that an SQL injection could allow users to access protected information via a crafted object query. (CVE-2019-18890)
- Record
USN-4200-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
redmineDebian:12 |
before 4.0.4-1 | 4.0.4-1 |
redmineDebian:13 |
before 4.0.4-1 | 4.0.4-1 |
redmineDebian:14 |
before 4.0.4-1 | 4.0.4-1 |
redmineDebian:9 |
before 3.3.1-4+deb9u3, plus listed versions 3.3.1-43.3.1-4+deb9u13.3.1-4+deb9u2 |
3.3.1-4+deb9u3 |
redmineUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
before 3.2.1-2ubuntu0.2, plus listed versions 3.0~20140825-83.2.0-13.2.0-33.2.1-13.2.1-2 |
3.2.1-2ubuntu0.2 |
redmineUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
before 3.4.4-1ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions 3.3.1-43.4.2-13.4.4-1 |
3.4.4-1ubuntu0.1 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | RealLinkers/CVE-2019-17427 | 2020-01-03 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-17427 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Redmine, published October 10, 2019. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.60%, the 75th percentile. Fixed in redmine 4.0.4-1.