# CVE-2017-14525: Open redirect in n/a

> Remote attackers can redirect users to arbitrary sites via vulnerable parameters, facilitating phishing attacks against Documentum Webtop users.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/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:** 27 Sep 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8rh2-p978-gvcf

## What is CVE-2017-14525?

CVE-2017-14525 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Sep 2017. 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

Multiple open redirect vulnerabilities in OpenText Documentum Webtop 6.8.0160.0073 allow remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via a (1) URL in the startat parameter to xda/help/en/default.htm or (2) /%09/ (slash encoded horizontal tab slash) followed by a domain in the redirectUrl parameter to xda/component/virtuallinkconnect.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-14525?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Opentext Documentum Administrator, Opentext Documentum Webtop.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-14525?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-14525 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-14525 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-14525 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2017-14526](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14526/): XML external entity in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-14527](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14527/): XML external entity in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-14524](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14524/): Open redirect in n/a (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-14525 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-14525 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Sep 2017. 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-2017-14525 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-2017-14525/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14525/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14525
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14525
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-14525

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14525/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.