Open-AudIT Professional 2.1 /login redirect_url

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A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Open-AudIT Professional 2.1. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file /login. Executing a manipulation of the argument redirect_url as part of Parameter can lead to redirect. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2018-8937. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability has been found in Open-AudIT Professional 2.1 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the file /login. The manipulation of the argument redirect_url as part of a Parameter leads to a redirect vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-601. 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An issue was discovered in Open-AudIT Professional 2.1. It is possible to inject a malicious payload in the redirect_url parameter to the /login URI to trigger an open redirect. A "data:text/html;base64," payload can be used with JavaScript code.

The bug was discovered 03/22/2018. The weakness was presented 03/26/2018 (Website). The advisory is available at nileshsapariya.blogspot.ae. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-8937 since 03/22/2018. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1204.001 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 4 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• Open-AudIT Professional

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