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URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect')

CVE-2024-10812

Medium
6.1/10

Summary

An open redirect vulnerability exists in binary-husky/gpt_academic version 3.83. The vulnerability occurs when a user is redirected to a URL specified by user-controlled input in the 'file' parameter without proper validation or sanitization. This can be exploited by attackers to conduct phishing attacks, distribute malware, and steal user credentials.

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  • NETWORK
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  • CHANGED
  • REQUIRED
  • NONE
  • 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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Advisory Timeline

  • Published