# CVE-2018-7473: Open redirect in n/a

> Remote attackers can redirect users to arbitrary websites for phishing via the SO Connect SO WIFI hotspot web interface.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/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:** 7 Mar 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wfr4-p3hp-jf4v

## What is CVE-2018-7473?

CVE-2018-7473 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Mar 2018. 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 SO Connect SO WIFI hotspot web interface, prior to version 140, allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via a URL.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-7473?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Soconnect Sowifi Hotspot Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-7473?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-7473 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-7473 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-7473 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-7473 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-7473 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Mar 2018. 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-2018-7473 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-2018-7473/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-7473/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-7473
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7473
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-7473

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