Open redirect in IceWall Federation Agent - CVE-2017-8945
Published: May 29, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU6793
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 2.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-8945
CWE-ID: CWE-601
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to redirect website visitors to external websites.
The weakness exists due to incorrect validation of redirected URL. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted link and redirect the victim on potentially dangerous website.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to perform phishing attack.Affected software
IceWall Federation Agent
How to mitigate CVE-2017-8945
Install update from vendor's website.