# CVE-2008-5550: Open redirect in n/a

> Remote attackers can redirect users to malicious sites via the login page, facilitating phishing attacks against Sun Java Web Console users.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/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:** 12 Dec 2008
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-m95g-vf62-j7fh

## What is CVE-2008-5550?

CVE-2008-5550 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sun Solaris, published on 12 Dec 2008. 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

Open redirect vulnerability in console/faces/jsp/login/BeginLogin.jsp in Sun Java Web Console 3.0.2 through 3.0.5 and Solaris 10 allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via the redirect_url parameter.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-5550?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Sun Java Web Console, Sun Solaris, Sun Sunos.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-5550?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-5550 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2008-5550 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-5550 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Sun Solaris

- [CVE-2008-1286](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-1286/): Information disclosure in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2007-1681](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1681/): Other in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2009-2283](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-2283/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-5550 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-5550 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sun Solaris, published on 12 Dec 2008. 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-2008-5550 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Sun Solaris. 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-2008-5550/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-5550/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5550
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5550
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-5550

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-5550/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.