# CVE-2021-29217: Open redirect in HPE OneView Global Dashboard

> Attackers can redirect users to malicious sites via HPE OneView Global Dashboard, potentially facilitating phishing attacks.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 24 Feb 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9m99-8359-wr5f

## What is CVE-2021-29217?

CVE-2021-29217 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HPE OneView Global Dashboard, published on 24 Feb 2022. 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

A remote URL redirection vulnerability was discovered in HPE OneView Global Dashboard version(s): Prior to 2.5. HPE has provided a software update to resolve this vulnerability in HPE OneView Global Dashboard.

Weakness: CWE-601 (URL Redirection to Untrusted Site)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-29217?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hpe Oneview Global Dashboard.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-29217?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-29217 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-29217 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-29217 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in HPE OneView Global Dashboard

- [CVE-2022-37927](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-37927/): Open redirect in HPE OneView Global Dashboard (OVGD) (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2021-29216](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-29216/): Cross-site scripting in HPE OneView Global Dashboard (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2023-28085](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28085/): Information disclosure in HPE OneView Global Dashboard (medium 5.5)
- [CVE-2021-26585](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-26585/): Information disclosure in HPE OneView Global Dashboard (medium 5.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-29217 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-29217 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HPE OneView Global Dashboard, published on 24 Feb 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-29217 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: HPE OneView Global Dashboard. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-29217/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-29217/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-29217
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-29217
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-29217

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-29217/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.