CVE-2020-36663 Artesãos SEOTools OpenGraph.php makeTag redirect

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

Attackers can exploit an open redirect in the makeTag function to redirect users to malicious sites, requiring an upgrade to the SEOTools library.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2020-36663?

CVE-2020-36663 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Artesãos SEOTools, published on 4 Mar 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Artesãos SEOTools up to 0.17.1. This affects the function makeTag of the file OpenGraph.php. The manipulation of the argument value leads to open redirect. Upgrading to version 0.17.2 is able to address this issue. The patch is named ca27cd0edf917e0bc805227013859b8b5a1f01fb. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-222231.

Weakness: CWE-601

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-36663?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including artesaos/seotools. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
artesaos/seotools PackagistAll versions0.17.2
artesaos/seotools PackagistAll versions0.17.2

Products include Seotool Project Seotool.

How do I fix CVE-2020-36663?

Upgrade artesaos/seotools to 0.17.2 or later.

Is CVE-2020-36663 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-36663 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-wjg8-pxqj-c3c7.

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