Open redirect in Drupal - #VU491

 

Open redirect in Drupal - #VU491

Published: September 16, 2016


Vulnerability identifier: #VU491
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: N/A
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 perform open redirection attacks and steal user's credentials.
The weakness exists due to sensibility of API function drupal_goto() to a phishing attack. By redirecting the victim to an arbitrarily provided URL a malicious user can cause open redirect.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability exposes attackers possibility to conduct open redirection attacks and obtain user's data.

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