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GHSA-VG27-HR3V-3CQV

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-02-16 23:02 – Updated: 2023-02-28 16:49
VLAI
Summary
open redirect in pollbot
Details

(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/%0a/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.

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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "name": "pollbot"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1.4.6"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2022-0637"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-601"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2022-02-16T23:02:09Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2023-02-16T22:15:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "(From https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1753838)\n\nSummary:\nThere was an open redirection vulnerability in the path of:\n\nhttps://pollbot.services.mozilla.com/ and https://pollbot.stage.mozaws.net/\n\nDescription:\nAn attacker can redirect anyone to malicious sites.\n\nSteps To Reproduce:\nType in this URL:\n\nhttps://pollbot.services.mozilla.com/%0a/evil.com/\n\nIt redirects to that website\n\nevil.com\n\nevil.com was used as an example but this could be any website. Note, the /%0a/ and trailing / are required.\n\nSupporting Material/References:\nhttps://cheatsheetseries.owasp.org/cheatsheets/Unvalidated_Redirects_and_Forwards_Cheat_Sheet.html\n\nImpact\n\nAttackers 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.",
  "id": "GHSA-vg27-hr3v-3cqv",
  "modified": "2023-02-28T16:49:36Z",
  "published": "2022-02-16T23:02:09Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/mozilla/PollBot/security/advisories/GHSA-vg27-hr3v-3cqv"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0637"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/mozilla/PollBot/pull/360"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/mozilla/PollBot/commit/e39d8bec2df582ba525bb2e2f33c3ebc584d7ff8"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1753838"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2022-0637"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/mozilla/PollBot"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "open redirect in pollbot"
}



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