CVE-2020-13565 Open redirect in phpGACL
An attacker can craft a URL to redirect users to arbitrary sites via the return_page functionality in OpenEMR and phpGACL.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-13565?
CVE-2020-13565 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Open-Emr Openemr, published on 10 Feb 2021. 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
An open redirect vulnerability exists in the return_page redirection functionality of phpGACL 3.3.7, OpenEMR 5.0.2 and OpenEMR development version 6.0.0 (commit babec93f600ff1394f91ccd512bcad85832eb6ce). A specially crafted HTTP request can redirect users to an arbitrary URL. An attacker can provide a crafted URL to trigger this vulnerability.
Weakness: CWE-601
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-13565?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Open-Emr Openemr, Phpgacl Project Phpgacl.
How do I fix CVE-2020-13565?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-13565 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-13565 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-13565 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-ccp4-42w5-9q8g, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-13565.