CVE-2018-6889 Open redirect in n/a

High 8.8 Published Updated

Attackers can poison web caches, perform password reset attacks, or redirect users via Host header injection in Typesetter.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2018-6889?

CVE-2018-6889 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Feb 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue was discovered in Typesetter 5.1. It suffers from a Host header injection vulnerability, Using this attack, a malicious user can poison the web cache or perform advanced password reset attacks or even trigger arbitrary user re-direction.

Weakness: CWE-94

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-6889?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Typesettercms Typesetter.

How do I fix CVE-2018-6889?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-6889 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-6889 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-6889 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9wwh-m593-xcgx.

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