Open Redirect via Inadequate URL Validation
CVE-2024-27184 Published on August 20, 2024
[20240801] - Core - Inadequate validation of internal URLs
Inadequate validation of URLs could result into an invalid check whether an redirect URL is internal or not..
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2024-27184 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 small impact on confidentiality and 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-2024-27184 has been classified to as an Open Redirect vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2024-27184
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Affected Versions
Joomla! Project Joomla! CMS:- Version 3.4.6-3.10.16 is affected.
- Version 4.0.0-4.4.6 is affected.
- Version 5.0.0-5.1.2 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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