CVE-2015-6961 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Open redirect vulnerability in gluon/tools.py in Web2py 2.9.11 allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via a URL in the _next parameter to user/logout.

Published: 2017-10-18

Score: 6.1 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:web2py:web2py:2.9.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-6893	Open redirect vulnerability in gluon/tools.py in Web2py 2.9.11 allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via a URL in the _next parameter to user/logout.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0023.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/web2py/web2py/commit/e31a099cb3456fef471886339653430ae59056b0
https://github.com/web2py/web2py/issues/731

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Web2py Web2py

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-10-18T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T07:36:34.523Z

Reserved: 2015-09-15T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-6961

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-10-18T20:29:00.387

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2015-6961

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-601

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