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title: "CVE-2014-1985\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2014-1985

Publication date 11 April 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

Open redirect vulnerability in the redirect\_back\_or\_default function in
app/controllers/application\_controller.rb in Redmine before 2.4.5 and 2.5.x
before 2.5.1 allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web
sites and conduct phishing attacks via a URL in the back url (back\_url
parameter).

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| redmine | 19.04 disco | Not affected |
| 18.10 cosmic | Not affected |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 17.10 artful | Not affected |
| 17.04 zesty | Ignored end of life |
| 16.10 yakkety | Ignored end of life |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 15.10 wily | Ignored end of life |
| 15.04 vivid | Ignored end of life |
| 14.10 utopic | Ignored end of life |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 13.10 saucy | Ignored end of life |
| 12.10 quantal | Ignored end of life |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored end of life |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-1985?format=md#patch-details)

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| redmine | * Upstream:   [7567c3d](https://github.com/redmine/redmine/commit/7567c3d8b21fe67e5f04e6839c1fce061600f2f3) |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-1985)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-1985)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2014-1985)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-1985)

### Other references

* <http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/10/11>
* <http://www.redmine.org/projects/redmine/wiki/Security_Advisories>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-1985>