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CVE-2017-18026 Detail

Description

Redmine before 3.2.9, 3.3.x before 3.3.6, and 3.4.x before 3.4.4 does not block the --config and --debugger flags to the Mercurial hg program, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands (through the Mercurial adapter) via vectors involving a branch whose name begins with a --config= or --debugger= substring, a related issue to CVE-2017-17536.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://github.com/redmine/redmine/commit/58ed8655136ff2fe5ff7796859bf6a399c76c678 CVE, MITRE Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/redmine/redmine/commit/9d797400eaec5f9fa7ba9507c82d9c18cb91d02e CVE, MITRE Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/redmine/redmine/commit/ca87bf766cdc70179cb2dce03015d78ec9c13ebd CVE, MITRE Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4191 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
https://www.redmine.org/issues/27516 CVE, MITRE Permissions Required 
https://www.redmine.org/projects/redmine/wiki/Security_Advisories CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
NVD-CWE-noinfo Insufficient Information cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-18026
NVD Published Date:
01/10/2018
NVD Last Modified:
06/16/2026
Source:
MITRE