Security Advisory WSO2-2020-0713
Published: 5th June 2020
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)
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.
You may also apply the relevant fixes based on the changes from the public fix: https://github.com/wso2/carbon-identity-framework/pull/2848
Note: If you are a WSO2 customer with Support Subscription, please use WSO2 Update Manager (WUM) updates in order to apply the fix.
CREDITS
WSO2 thanks, Vijayakumar Muniraj (Cyber Security Research Labs) for responsibly reporting the identified issue and working with us as we addressed it.