PT-2017-7097
CVE-2015-6961
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Published
2017-10-18
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Updated
2017-10-31
Description by
CVSS 3.1
6.1
MediumMetricsAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Web2py version 2.9.11
Description
The issue allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks. This is achieved by manipulating a URL in the
next parameter to the user/logout endpoint.Recommendations
For Web2py version 2.9.11, as a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the
user/logout endpoint or validating the next parameter to prevent redirects to unauthorized sites. Found an issue in the description? Have something to add? Feel free to write us 👾