Description
An issue was discovered in Open-Xchange OX AppSuite before 7.8.0-rev27. The "defer" servlet offers to redirect a client to a specified URL. Since some checks were missing, arbitrary URLs could be provided as redirection target. Users can be tricked to follow a link to a trustworthy domain but end up at an unexpected service later on. This vulnerability can be used to prepare and enhance phishing attacks.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2016-4216 | An issue was discovered in Open-Xchange OX AppSuite before 7.8.0-rev27. The "defer" servlet offers to redirect a client to a specified URL. Since some checks were missing, arbitrary URLs could be provided as redirection target. Users can be tricked to follow a link to a trustworthy domain but end up at an unexpected service later on. This vulnerability can be used to prepare and enhance phishing attacks. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T23:47:58.066Z
Reserved: 2016-03-15T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2016-3174
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Status : Modified
Published: 2016-12-15T06:59:03.397
Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220
Link: CVE-2016-3174
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Weaknesses
EUVD