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URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect')

CVE-2024-8646

Severity Medium
Score 6.1/10

Summary

In org.glassfish.main.web:web-core package versions prior to 7.0.10, a URL Redirection vulnerability to untrusted sites existed. This vulnerability is caused by a vulnerability (CVE-2023-41080) in the Apache code included in GlassFish. This vulnerability only affects applications that are explicitly deployed to the root context ('/').

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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.

Advisory Timeline

  • Published