# CVE-2012-4842: Open redirect in n/a

> Remote attackers can redirect users to malicious sites for phishing via an open redirect in IBM Lotus Domino web server.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.8 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/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:** 27 Feb 2013
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hxj6-6hp6-977q

## What is CVE-2012-4842?

CVE-2012-4842 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Lotus Domino, published on 27 Feb 2013. 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 the web server in IBM Lotus Domino 8.5.x through 8.5.3 allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-399

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-4842?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Lotus Domino.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-4842?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-4842 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2012-4842 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-4842 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Lotus Domino

- [CVE-2011-1519](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-1519/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2011-0913](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-0913/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2011-0914](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-0914/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2011-0915](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-0915/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2011-0916](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-0916/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-4842 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-4842 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Lotus Domino, published on 27 Feb 2013. 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-2012-4842 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Ibm Lotus Domino. 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-2012-4842/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-4842/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-4842
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4842
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-4842

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-4842/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.