CVE-2020-5270 Open redirection when using back parameter of PrestaShop
Attackers can redirect users to malicious sites via the back parameter, potentially leading to credential theft or XSS attacks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-5270?
CVE-2020-5270 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Prestashop Prestashop, published on 20 Apr 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
In PrestaShop between versions 1.7.6.0 and 1.7.6.5, there is an open redirection when using back parameter. The impacts can be many, and vary from the theft of information and credentials to the redirection to malicious websites containing attacker-controlled content, which in some cases even cause XSS attacks. So even though an open redirection might sound harmless at first, the impacts of it can be severe should it be exploitable. The problem is fixed in 1.7.6.5
Weakness: CWE-601
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-5270?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Prestashop Prestashop.
How do I fix CVE-2020-5270?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-5270 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-5270 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-5270 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Prestashop Prestashop
Sources
Also known as GHSA-375w-q56h-h7qc.