Open redirect in Pivotal Concourse - CVE-2018-15798
Published: March 24, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU26353
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 2.1 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-15798
CWE-ID: CWE-601
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to redirect victims to arbitrary URL.
The vulnerability exists due to improper sanitization of user-supplied data in the oAuth redirect link. 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.
Affected software
Pivotal Concourse
How to mitigate CVE-2018-15798
Install updates from vendor's website.
Pivotal Concourse - addressed in versions 4.2.2, 5.2.8, 5.5.10, 5.8.1