CVE-2022-44031
Redmine before 4.2.9 and 5.0.x before 5.0.4 allows persistent XSS in its Textile formatter due to...
CVE-2022-44031 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 0.43%, the 38th percentile. Fixed in redmine 4.2.9.
- Severity
- 6.1 MediumCVSS 3.1, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 0.43%EPSS, 38th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
4.2.9redmine +6 more
Description
Redmine before 4.2.9 and 5.0.x before 5.0.4 allows persistent XSS in its Textile formatter due to improper sanitization of the blockquote syntax in Textile-formatted fields.
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
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
redmineBitnami | before 4.2.9, 5.0.0 up to 5.0.4 | 4.2.95.0.4 |
redmineDebian:12 | before 5.0.4-1 | 5.0.4-1 |
redmineDebian:13 | before 5.0.4-1 | 5.0.4-1 |
redmineDebian:14 | before 5.0.4-1 | 5.0.4-1 |
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 |
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Redmine before 4.2.9 and 5.0.x before 5.0.4 allows persistent XSS in its Textile formatter due to improper sanitization of the blockquote syntax in Textile-formatted fields.
- Record
CVE-2022-44031- 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
Redmine before 4.2.9 and 5.0.x before 5.0.4 allows persistent XSS in its Textile formatter due to improper sanitization of the blockquote syntax in Textile-formatted fields.
- Record
CVE-2022-44031- 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
EUVDEUVD-2022-46993
Redmine before 4.2.9 and 5.0.x before 5.0.4 allows persistent XSS in its Textile formatter due to improper sanitization of the blockquote syntax in Textile-formatted fields.
- Record
EUVD-2022-46993- 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
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8474-8wmh-7hj8
Redmine before 4.2.9 and 5.0.x before 5.0.4 allows persistent XSS in its Textile formatter due to...
Redmine before 4.2.9 and 5.0.x before 5.0.4 allows persistent XSS in its Textile formatter due to improper sanitization of the blockquote syntax in Textile-formatted fields.
- Record
GHSA-8474-8wmh-7hj8- 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
OSV
Redmine before 4.2.9 and 5.0.x before 5.0.4 allows persistent XSS in its Textile formatter due to improper sanitization of the blockquote syntax in Textile-formatted fields.
- Record
CVE-2022-44031- 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-2022-44031
Redmine before 4.2.9 and 5.0.x before 5.0.4 allows persistent XSS in its Textile formatter due to improper sanitization of the blockquote syntax in Textile-formatted fields.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2022-44031- 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-2022-44031No score
Redmine before 4.2.9 and 5.0.x before 5.0.4 allows persistent XSS in its Textile formatter due to improper sanitization of the blockquote syntax in Textile-formatted fields.
- Record
BIT-redmine-2022-44031- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2022-44031No score
Redmine before 4.2.9 and 5.0.x before 5.0.4 allows persistent XSS in its Textile formatter due to improper sanitization of the blockquote syntax in Textile-formatted fields.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2022-44031- Updated
- 2026-11-03
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
References
redmine.org/projects/redmine/wiki/Security_Advisories
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-44031
github.com/advisories/GHSA-8474-8wmh-7hj8
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-44031
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-44031
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-44031