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URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect')

CVE-2018-8813

Medium
4.8/10

Summary

Open redirect vulnerability in the login[redirect] parameter login functionality in WolfCMS 0.8.3.1 allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via a malformed URL.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • LOW
  • CHANGED
  • REQUIRED
  • HIGH
  • LOW
  • NONE

CWE-601 - Open Redirect

An open redirect attack employs a URL parameter, HTML refresh tags, or a DOM based location change to exploit the trust of a vulnerable domain to direct the users to a malicious website. The attack could lead to higher severity vulnerabilities such as unauthorized access control, account takeover, XSS, and more.

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  • Published