CVE-2021-31863 Path traversal in n/a

What is CVE-2021-31863?

CVE-2021-31863 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 28 Apr 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Insufficient input validation in the Git repository integration of Redmine before 4.0.9, 4.1.x before 4.1.3, and 4.2.x before 4.2.1 allows Redmine users to read arbitrary local files accessible by the application server process.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-31863?

1 open source package ship an affected version, including redmine. It affects 2 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Redmine Redmine.

How do I fix CVE-2021-31863?

Upgrade redmine to a fixed version for your release line: 4.0.9, 4.1.3 or 4.2.1.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2021-31863 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-31863 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as BIT-redmine-2021-31863, DEBIAN-CVE-2021-31863, GHSA-8hvw-4p82-cf4x, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-31863.