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Security Advisory WSO2-2020-0713

Published: June 05, 2020

Version: 1.0.0

Severity: Medium

CVSS Score: 6.1 (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)

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AFFECTED PRODUCTS

• WSO2 IS as Key Manager : 5.10.0 or earlier
• WSO2 Identity Server : 5.10.0 or earlier

OVERVIEW

Client-side open redirect arise when an application incorporates user-controllable data into the target of a redirection in an unsafe way in the management console.

DESCRIPTION

Client-side open redirect arise when an application incorporates user-controllable data into the target of a redirection in an unsafe way. This payload is allowing to redirect the user to external domain.

IMPACT

An attacker can construct a URL within the application that causes a redirection to an arbitrary external domain. This behavior can be leveraged to facilitate phishing attacks against users of the application.

SOLUTION

If you are using an affected product version, it is highly recommended to migrate to the latest released version to receive security fixes.

Otherwise, you may apply the relevant fixes to the product based on the public fix(s):

• https://github.com/wso2/carbon-identity-framework/pull/2848

Info

If you are a WSO2 customer with a support subscription, use WSO2 Update Manager(WUM) updates in order to apply the fix to the affected versions.

CREDITS

WSO2 thanks, Vijayakumar Muniraj (Cyber Security Research Labs) for responsibly reporting the identified issue and working with us as we addressed it.