CVE-2017-15568

In Redmine before 3.2.8, 3.3.x before 3.3.5, and 3.4.x before 3.4.3, XSS exists in app/helpers...

6.1 MediumFix available

In Redmine before 3.2.8, 3.3.x before 3.3.5, and 3.4.x before 3.4.3, XSS exists in app/helpers/application_helper.rb via a multi-value field with a crafted value that is mishandled during rendering of issue history.

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

1.09%Unchanged since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.1

Record: CVE-2017-15568
CVSS 3.0: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2017-15568
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2017-7020 No score

Record: EUVD-2017-7020
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qfgf-f228-56wh 6.1

In Redmine before 3.2.8, 3.3.x before 3.3.5, and 3.4.x before 3.4.3, XSS exists in app/helpers...

Record: GHSA-qfgf-f228-56wh
CVSS 3.0: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.0/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-2017-15568
CVSS 3.0: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-15568 6.1

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2017-15568
CVSS 3.0: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-15568 6.1

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2017-15568
CVSS 3.0: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`redmine` Debian:12	before 3.4.4-1	3.4.4-1
`redmine` Debian:13	before 3.4.4-1	3.4.4-1
`redmine` Debian:14	before 3.4.4-1	3.4.4-1
`redmine` Debian:9	before 3.3.1-4+deb9u1, plus listed versions 3.3.1-4	3.3.1-4+deb9u1
`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

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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

In short

CVE-2017-15568 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Redmine, published October 18, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.09%, the 65th percentile. Fixed in redmine 3.4.4-1.