SB2020040189 - Open redirect in apache2 (Alpine package)
Published: April 1, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020040189
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Open redirect (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1927)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to redirect victims to arbitrary URL.
The vulnerability exists due to improper sanitization of user-supplied data in some "mod_rewrite" configurations. A remote attacker can create a link that leads to a trusted website, however, when clicked, redirects the victim to arbitrary domain.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to perform a phishing attack and steal potentially sensitive information.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=70887376e8deea648f023181bbbe7d2ef17ed5af
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=97cc1daad59156e767936e4ea1762d331195f7eb
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=bf5b47113f932a4c66b1a85154514d24fd9e3f5b
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=d6095f7dc165058ba032d27622224dc4ed2a78cc
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=f9dbe36405c236b51c640ef3a59f0f14baeee18d