Open redirect in Pagekit CMS - CVE-2014-8070

 

Open redirect in Pagekit CMS - CVE-2014-8070

Published: October 14, 2014 / Updated: February 27, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU5377
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-8070
CWE-ID: CWE-601
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: YOOtheme
Affected software:
Pagekit CMS

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform phishing attacks.

Open redirect vulnerability exists due to insufficient verification of URL when redirecting users during logout process in index.php/user/logout. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted link, trick the victim into following it and redirect the victim to malicious website.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability will allow to steal valid user's credentials and use the information to conduct further attacks.

How to mitigate CVE-2014-8070

Install the latest version from vendor's website.

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