CVE-2019-16645 Open redirect in n/a
Attackers can manipulate HTTP Host headers to generate malicious links in GoAhead web server pages, facilitating phishing attacks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-16645?
CVE-2019-16645 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Sep 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in Embedthis GoAhead 2.5.0. Certain pages (such as goform/login and config/log_off_page.htm) create links containing a hostname obtained from an arbitrary HTTP Host header sent by an attacker. This could potentially be used in a phishing attack.
Weakness: CWE-94
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-16645?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Embedthis Goahead.
How do I fix CVE-2019-16645?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-16645 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-16645 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-16645 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fwcq-vxfg-777g.