Open Redirect Attack

2024-08-1607:05:19

Veracode Vulnerability Database

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open redirect attack

webob

url handling

vulnerability

response.py

CVSS3

6.1

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

LOW

Integrity Impact

LOW

Availability Impact

NONE

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

AI Score

6.6

Confidence

Low

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

17.7%

JSON

WebOb is vulnerable to Open Redirect Attack. The vulnerability is due to improper handling of URLs by the urlparse within the response.py, which interprets URLs starting with // as lacking a scheme, causing the urljoin to incorrectly replace the original hostname.