Sourcegraph up to 3.15.0 redirect.go SafeRedirectURL String

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sourcegraph up to 3.15.0 and classified as critical. Affected is the function SafeRedirectURL of the file cmd/frontend/auth/redirect.go. Executing a manipulation with the input //foo//example.com as part of String can lead to redirect. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2020-12283. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Sourcegraph up to 3.15.0. This vulnerability affects the function SafeRedirectURL of the file cmd/frontend/auth/redirect.go. The manipulation with the input value //foo//example.com 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:

Sourcegraph before 3.15.1 has a vulnerable authentication workflow because of improper validation in the SafeRedirectURL method in cmd/frontend/auth/redirect.go, such as for the //foo//example.com substring.

The weakness was presented 04/30/2020 (GitHub Repository). The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2020-12283 since 04/27/2020. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1204.001.

Upgrading to version 3.15.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.6
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Class: Redirect
CWE: CWE-601
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Sourcegraph 3.15.1
Patch: github.com

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04/27/2020 🔍
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05/01/2020 +1 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: c0f48172e815c7f66471a38f0a06d1fc32a77a64
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2020-12283 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-12283
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-154648

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Created: 05/01/2020 09:01
Updated: 05/06/2025 04:07
Changes: 05/01/2020 09:01 (42), 05/01/2020 09:06 (17), 10/14/2020 17:02 (1), 06/04/2024 20:01 (19), 06/04/2024 20:08 (1), 05/06/2025 04:07 (7)
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