# CVE-2017-1489: Open redirect in Security Access Manager for Web

> Attackers can redirect users to malicious external servers via ECSSO Master Authentication in specific e-community configurations.

- **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:** 28 Aug 2017
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cvfh-x2qq-hw4q

## What is CVE-2017-1489?

CVE-2017-1489 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Access Manager for Web, published on 28 Aug 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

IBM Security Access Manager 6.1, 7.0, 8.0, and 9.0 e-community configurations may be affected by a redirect vulnerability. ECSSO Master Authentication can redirect to a server not participating in an e-community domain. IBM X-Force ID: 128687.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-1489?

It affects 6 products.


Products: Ibm Security Access Manager, Ibm Security Access Manager for Mobile, Ibm Security Access Manager for Web, Ibm Security Access Manager for Web Appliance, Ibm Security Access Manager for Web Software, Ibm Tivoli Access Manager for E-Business.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-1489?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-1489 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-1489 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1489 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Security Access Manager for Web

- [CVE-2018-1722](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1722/): Code injection in Security Access Manager Appliance (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2016-3028](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-3028/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2018-1850](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1850/): Missing authorization in Security Access Manager Appliance (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2016-3025](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-3025/): Security feature bypass in n/a (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2023-30997](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-30997/): IBM Security Access Manager Docker privilege escalation (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-1489 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-1489 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Access Manager for Web, published on 28 Aug 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-2017-1489 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Security Access Manager for Web. 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-2017-1489/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1489/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-1489
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1489
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-1489

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1489/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.