Open redirect in IBM Security Access Manager

1) Open redirect

EUVDB-ID: #VU8017

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-1489

CWE-ID: CWE-601 - URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to redirect website visitors to external websites.

The weakness exists due to a flaw in e-community single sign-on (ECSSO) Master Authentication. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted link and redirect the victim to a server that is not within an e-community domain.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to perform phishing attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Security Verify Access: 6.1.0.0 - 9.0.3

External links

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22006959

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.