#VU125768 Open redirect in otp - CVE-2016-1000107
Published: April 10, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU125768
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-1000107
CWE-ID: CWE-601
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
otp
otp
Software vendor:
erlang
erlang
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to redirect an application's outbound HTTP traffic to an arbitrary proxy server.
The vulnerability exists due to environment variable pollution in mod_cgi when processing a crafted Proxy header in an HTTP request. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to redirect an application's outbound HTTP traffic to an arbitrary proxy server.
User interaction is required.
Remediation
Install security update from vendor's website.