CVE-2020-36845 Open redirect in Security Awareness Training
An attacker can redirect users to arbitrary external URLs via an unvalidated redirect function in the KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training application.
- 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-2020-36845?
CVE-2020-36845 is a medium-severity vulnerability in KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training, published on 20 Apr 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training application before 2020-01-10 contains a redirect function that does not validate the destination URL before redirecting. The response has a SCRIPT element that sets window.location.href to an arbitrary https URL.
Weakness: CWE-601
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-36845?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Knowbe4 Security Awareness Training.
How do I fix CVE-2020-36845?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-36845 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-36845 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-36845 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rfcx-6p2f-m3vg.