Open Redirect via Inadequate URL Parsing
CVE-2024-21723 Published on February 29, 2024
[20240202] - Core - Open redirect in installation application
Inadequate parsing of URLs could result into an open redirect.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2024-21723 can be exploited 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 no 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-2024-21723 has been classified to as an Open Redirect vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2024-21723
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Affected Versions
Joomla! Project Joomla! CMS:- Version 1.5.0-3.10.14 is affected.
- Version 4.0.0-4.4.2 is affected.
- Version 5.0.0-5.0.2 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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