CVE-2023-27292 Open redirect in OpenCATS

Medium 5.4 Published 28 Feb 2023 Updated 21 Mar 2025

Attackers can exploit improper validation to redirect users to malicious sites, potentially facilitating phishing attacks against OpenCATS users.

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-2023-27292?

CVE-2023-27292 is a medium-severity vulnerability in OpenCATS, published on 28 Feb 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

An open redirect vulnerability exposes OpenCATS to template injection due to improper validation of user-supplied GET parameters.

Weakness: CWE-601

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-27292?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Opencats Opencats.

How do I fix CVE-2023-27292?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-27292 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-27292 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-27292 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3grm-jxf7-fmfq.