Open redirect in Drupal - CVE-2016-3164

 

Open redirect in Drupal - CVE-2016-3164

Published: September 14, 2016


Vulnerability identifier: #VU426
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3164
CWE-ID: CWE-601
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Drupal
Affected software:
Drupal

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows attackers to get access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability is caused by using of external URL. After victim visits specially crafted adress a malicious user can easily obtain valid user's data.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability results in gaining access to potentially sensitive information by remote attacker.


How to mitigate CVE-2016-3164


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