Open redirect in Cherwell Service Management (CSM) - CVE-2022-26158
Published: March 1, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU60918
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-26158
CWE-ID: CWE-601
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Cherwell Software
Affected software:
Cherwell Service Management (CSM)
Cherwell Service Management (CSM)
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to redirect victims to arbitrary URL.
The vulnerability exists due to improper sanitization of user-supplied data in Host: header of the HTTP request. 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-26158
Install updates from vendor's website.