# CVE-2023-44689: Open redirect in e-Gov Client Application (Windows version)

> A crafted URL can redirect the e-Gov Client Application to arbitrary websites, facilitating phishing attacks against users.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/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:** 11 Oct 2023
- **Updated:** 18 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5pqf-v349-fxcr

## What is CVE-2023-44689?

CVE-2023-44689 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Digital Agency e-Gov Client Application (Windows version), published on 11 Oct 2023. 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

e-Gov Client Application (Windows version) versions prior to 2.1.1.0 and e-Gov Client Application (macOS version) versions prior to 1.1.1.0 are vulnerable to improper authorization in handler for custom URL scheme. A crafted URL may direct the product to access an arbitrary website. As a result, the user may become a victim of a phishing attack.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-44689?

It affects 1 product.


Products: E-Gov E-Gov.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-44689?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-44689 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-44689 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-44689 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-44689 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-44689 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Digital Agency e-Gov Client Application (Windows version), published on 11 Oct 2023. 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-2023-44689 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Digital Agency e-Gov Client Application (Windows version). 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-2023-44689/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-44689/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-44689
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-44689
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-44689

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-44689/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.