# CVE-2016-10515: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Attackers can inject malicious scripts via Textile or Markdown formatting in Redmine, potentially leading to session hijacking or code execution.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 18 Oct 2017
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10515, GHSA-r5hm-658v-6xj3, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10515

## What is CVE-2016-10515?

CVE-2016-10515 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Redmine Redmine, published on 18 Oct 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

In Redmine before 3.2.3, there are stored XSS vulnerabilities affecting Textile and Markdown text formatting, and project homepages.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-10515?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Redmine Redmine.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-10515?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2016-10515 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-10515 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2022-44030](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-44030/): Missing authorization in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2021-37156](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-37156/): Security feature bypass in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2011-4929](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-4929/): Command injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2009-4079](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-4079/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2023-47258](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-47258/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-10515 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-10515 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Redmine Redmine, published on 18 Oct 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-10515 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Redmine Redmine. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-10515/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-10515/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10515
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10515
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-10515

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-10515/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.