CVE-2021-32618
published 2021-05-17CVE-2021-32618: The Python "Flask-Security-Too" package is used for adding security features to your Flask application. It is an is an independently maintained version of…
PriorityP341medium6.1CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUIRSCCLILAN
EXPLOIT
EPSS
3.29%
86.9th percentile
The Python "Flask-Security-Too" package is used for adding security features to your Flask application. It is an is an independently maintained version of Flask-Security based on the 3.0.0 version of Flask-Security. All versions of Flask-Security-Too allow redirects after many successful views (e.g. /login) by honoring the ?next query param. There is code in FS to validate that the url specified in the next parameter is either relative OR has the same netloc (network location) as the requesting URL. This check utilizes Pythons urlsplit library. However many browsers are very lenient on the kind of URL they accept and 'fill in the blanks' when presented with a possibly incomplete URL. As a concrete example - setting http://login?next=\\\github.com will pass FS's relative URL check however many browsers will gladly convert this to http://github.com. Thus an attacker could send such a link to an unwitting user, using a legitimate site and have it redirect to whatever site they want. This is considered a low severity due to the fact that if Werkzeug is used (which is very common with Flask applications) as the WSGI layer, it by default ALWAYS ensures that the Location header is absolute - thus making this attack vector mute. It is possible for application writers to modify this default behavior by setting the 'autocorrect_location_header=False`.
Affected
2 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| flask-middleware | flask-security | <= 4.0.1 | — |
| flask-security-too_project | flask-security-too | >= 0 < 4.1.0 | 4.1.0 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.16.1MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
nvdv2.05.8MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
osv6.1MEDIUM
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OSV
CVE-2021-32618: The Python "Flask-Security-Too" package is used for adding security features to your Flask application
osv·2021-05-17
CVE-2021-32618 CVE-2021-32618: The Python "Flask-Security-Too" package is used for adding security features to your Flask application
The Python "Flask-Security-Too" package is used for adding security features to your Flask application. It is an is an independently maintained version of Flask-Security based on the 3.0.0 version of Flask-Security. All versions of Flask-Security-Too allow redirects after many successful views (e.g. /login) by honoring the ?next query param. There is code in FS to validate that the url specified in the next parameter is either relative OR has the same netloc (network location) as the requesting URL. This check utilizes Pythons urlsplit library. However many browsers are very lenient on the kind of URL they accept and 'fill in the blanks' when presented with a possibly incomplete URL. As a concrete example - setting http://login?next=\\\github.com will pass FS's relative URL check however m
OSV
Open Redirect in Flask-Security-Too
osv·2021-05-17
CVE-2021-32618 [LOW] Open Redirect in Flask-Security-Too
Open Redirect in Flask-Security-Too
### Impact
Flask-Security allows redirects after many successful views (e.g. /login) by honoring the ?next query param. There is code in FS to validate that the url specified in the next parameter is either relative OR has the same netloc (network location) as the requesting URL.
This check utilizes Pythons urlsplit library. However many browsers are very lenient on the kind of URL they accept and 'fill in the blanks' when presented with a possibly incomplete URL. As a concrete example - setting http://login?next=\\\github.com
will pass FS's relative URL check however many browsers will gladly convert this to http://github.com. Thus an attacker could send such a link to an unwitting user, using a legitimate site and have it redirect to whatever site th
GHSA
Open Redirect in Flask-Security-Too
ghsa·2021-05-17
CVE-2021-32618 [LOW] CWE-601 Open Redirect in Flask-Security-Too
Open Redirect in Flask-Security-Too
### Impact
Flask-Security allows redirects after many successful views (e.g. /login) by honoring the ?next query param. There is code in FS to validate that the url specified in the next parameter is either relative OR has the same netloc (network location) as the requesting URL.
This check utilizes Pythons urlsplit library. However many browsers are very lenient on the kind of URL they accept and 'fill in the blanks' when presented with a possibly incomplete URL. As a concrete example - setting http://login?next=\\\github.com
will pass FS's relative URL check however many browsers will gladly convert this to http://github.com. Thus an attacker could send such a link to an unwitting user, using a legitimate site and have it redirect to whatever site th
OSV
CVE-2021-32618: The Python "Flask-Security-Too" package is used for adding security features to your Flask application
osv·2021-05-17·CVSS 6.1
CVE-2021-32618 [MEDIUM] CVE-2021-32618: The Python "Flask-Security-Too" package is used for adding security features to your Flask application
The Python "Flask-Security-Too" package is used for adding security features to your Flask application. It is an is an independently maintained version of Flask-Security based on the 3.0.0 version of Flask-Security. All versions of Flask-Security-Too allow redirects after many successful views (e.g. /login) by honoring the ?next query param. There is code in FS to validate that the url specified in the next parameter is either relative OR has the same netloc (network location) as the requesting URL. This check utilizes Pythons urlsplit library. However many browsers are very lenient on the kind of URL they accept and 'fill in the blanks' when presented with a possibly incomplete URL. As a concrete example - setting http://login?next=\\\github.com will pass FS's relative URL check however m
No detection rules found.
Nuclei
Python Flask-Security - Open Redirect
nuclei·CVSS 6.1
CVE-2021-32618 [MEDIUM] Python Flask-Security - Open Redirect
Python Flask-Security - Open Redirect
Python Flask-Security contains an open redirect vulnerability. Existing code validates that the URL specified in the next parameter is either relative or has the same network location as the requesting URL. Certain browsers accept and fill in the blanks of possibly incomplete or malformed URLs. An attacker can redirect a user to a malicious site and possibly obtain sensitive information, modify data, and/or execute unauthorized operations.
Template:
id: CVE-2021-32618
info:
name: Python Flask-Security - Open Redirect
author: 0x_Akoko
severity: medium
description: Python Flask-Security contains an open redirect vulnerability. Existing code validates that the URL specified in the next parameter is either relative or has the same network location as t
No writeups or analysis indexed.
https://github.com/Flask-Middleware/flask-security/issues/486https://github.com/Flask-Middleware/flask-security/security/advisories/GHSA-6qmf-fj6m-686chttps://github.com/Flask-Middleware/flask-security/issues/486https://github.com/Flask-Middleware/flask-security/security/advisories/GHSA-6qmf-fj6m-686c
2021-05-17
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