# CVE-2005-10001: Netegrity SiteMinder Login smpwservicescgi.exe redirect

> Attackers can redirect users to malicious sites via the SiteMinder login agent, potentially facilitating phishing attacks.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 28 Mar 2022
- **Updated:** 15 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5wv4-gxj7-wpqw

## What is CVE-2005-10001?

CVE-2005-10001 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Netegrity SiteMinder, published on 28 Mar 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in Netegrity SiteMinder up to 4.5.1 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is the file /siteminderagent/pwcgi/smpwservicescgi.exe of the component Login. The manipulation of the argument target leads to an open redirect. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer

Weakness: CWE-601 (URL Redirection to Untrusted Site)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-10001?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Broadcom Symantec Siteminder.

## How do I fix CVE-2005-10001?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-10001 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2005-10001 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-10001 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Netegrity SiteMinder

- [CVE-2026-3862](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-3862/): Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in SiteMinder Administrative UI (medium 4.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2005-10001 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2005-10001 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Netegrity SiteMinder, published on 28 Mar 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-10001 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Netegrity SiteMinder. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-10001/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-10001/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-10001
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-10001
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2005-10001

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-10001/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.