# CVE-2017-14523: Open redirect in n/a

> WonderCMS allows HTTP Host header injection leading to open redirects, though exploitation is limited to local or self-attack scenarios.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 Jan 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w8ch-p5g4-xj7g

## What is CVE-2017-14523?

CVE-2017-14523 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Jan 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

WonderCMS 2.3.1 is vulnerable to an HTTP Host header injection attack. It uses user-entered values to redirect pages. NOTE: the vendor reports that exploitation is unlikely because the attack can only come from a local machine or from the administrator as a self attack

Weakness: CWE-74 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-14523?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Wondercms Wondercms.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-14523?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-14523 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-14523 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-14523 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- Wonder CMS 2.3.1 - 'Host' Header Injection (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2020-35313](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-35313/): Server-side request forgery in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-35314](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-35314/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2014-8704](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-8704/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2014-8705](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-8705/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-32340](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-32340/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (critical 9.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-14523 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-14523 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Jan 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-14523 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2017-14523/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14523/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14523
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14523
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-14523

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14523/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.