Open redirect in Digital Bazaar Forge

1) Open redirect

EUVDB-ID: #VU76186

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 0.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-0122

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

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to redirect victims to arbitrary URL.

The vulnerability exists due to improper sanitization of user-supplied data. 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.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

forge: 0.1.2 - 0.10.0

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:digitalbazaar:forge:0.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:digitalbazaar:forge:0.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:digitalbazaar:forge:0.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/commit/db8016c805371e72b06d8e2edfe0ace0df934a5e
https://huntr.dev/bounties/41852c50-3c6d-4703-8c55-4db27164a4ae

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

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

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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