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URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect')

CVE-2020-5733

Medium
6.1/10

Summary

In OpenMRS 2.9 and prior, the export functionality of the Data Exchange Module does not properly redirect to a login page when an unauthenticated user attempts to access it. This allows the export of potentially sensitive information.

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  • NETWORK
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  • CHANGED
  • REQUIRED
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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