Summary

Acunetix 360 detected a DOM based Open Redirection vulnerability. Open redirect occurs when a web page is being redirected to another URL in another domain via a user-controlled input.

Impact

An attacker can use this vulnerability to redirect users to other malicious websites, which can be used for phishing and similar attacks.

Remediation

  • Where possible, do not use users' input for URLs.
  • If you definitely need dynamic URLs, use whitelisting. Make a list of valid, accepted URLs and do not accept other URLs.
  • Ensure that you only accept URLs those are located on the trusted domains.

Severity

Medium

Classification

CWE-601 ISO27001-A.14.2.5 WASC-38 OWASP 2013-A10 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:N