Open redirect in url-parse - CVE-2021-3664

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Open redirect in url-parse - CVE-2021-3664

Published: August 2, 2021 / Updated: August 10, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU55484
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-2021-3664
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. 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

url-parse
SockJS Client
IBM Watson Machine Learning Accelerator
IBM Planning Analytics Workspace
Ubuntu
node-url-parse (Ubuntu package)
IBM Cloud Pak System

How to mitigate CVE-2021-3664

Install updates from vendor's website.

url-parse - update to 1.5.2
SockJS Client - update to 1.5.2
node-url-parse (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions Ubuntu Pro, 1.2.0-1ubuntu0.1, 1.4.7-3ubuntu0.1
IBM Planning Analytics Workspace - update to 2.0.93
IBM Cloud Pak System - update to 2.3.3.5

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