Open redirect in IceWall Federation Agent - CVE-2017-8945

 

Open redirect in IceWall Federation Agent - CVE-2017-8945

Published: May 29, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU6793
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-8945
CWE-ID: CWE-601
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: HPE
Affected software:
IceWall Federation Agent

Detailed vulnerability description

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.

How to mitigate CVE-2017-8945

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources