WebApp OpenRedirect CVE-2023-5986: URL Redirection to Untrusted Site
CVE-2023-5986 Published on November 15, 2023
A CWE-601 URL Redirection to Untrusted Site vulnerability exists that could cause an openredirect vulnerability leading to a cross site scripting attack. By providing a URL-encoded input attackers can cause the softwares web application to redirect to the chosen domain after a successful login is performed.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2023-5986 is exploitable with network access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity, and no impact on availability.
Weakness Type
What is an Open Redirect Vulnerability?
A web application accepts a user-controlled input that specifies a link to an external site, and uses that link in a Redirect. This simplifies phishing attacks. An http parameter may contain a URL value and could cause the web application to redirect the request to the specified URL. By modifying the URL value to a malicious site, an attacker may successfully launch a phishing scam and steal user credentials. Because the server name in the modified link is identical to the original site, phishing attempts have a more trustworthy appearance.
CVE-2023-5986 has been classified to as an Open Redirect vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2023-5986
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Affected Versions
Schneider Electric EcoStruxure Power Monitoring Expert (PME):- Version Version 2020 CU2 and prior is affected.
- Version Version 2021 CU1 and prior is affected.
- Version Advanced Reporting and Dashboards Module 2021 prior to CU2 for EcoStruxure Power Operation 2021 is affected.
- Version Advanced Reporting and Dashboards Module 2020 prior to CU3 is affected.
- Version EcoStruxure Power SCADA Operation (PSO) 2020 or 2020 R2 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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