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osvGoogleOSV:GHSA-VG27-HR3V-3CQV
HistoryFeb 16, 2022 - 11:02 p.m.

open redirect in pollbot

2022-02-1623:02:09
Google
osv.dev
10

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

27.3%

(From https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1753838)

Summary:
There was an open redirection vulnerability in the path of:

https://pollbot.services.mozilla.com/ and https://pollbot.stage.mozaws.net/

Description:
An attacker can redirect anyone to malicious sites.

Steps To Reproduce:
Type in this URL:

https://pollbot.services.mozilla.com/ /evil.com/

It redirects to that website

evil.com

evil.com was used as an example but this could be any website. Note, the /%0a/ and trailing / are required.

Supporting Material/References:
https://cheatsheetseries.owasp.org/cheatsheets/Unvalidated_Redirects_and_Forwards_Cheat_Sheet.html

Impact

Attackers can serve malicious websites that steal passwords or download ransomware to their victims machine due to a redirect and there are a heap of other attack vectors.

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

27.3%

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