Open Redirect Affecting cgiemail package, versions <1.6-37+deb7u1build0.16.10.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.13% (50th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1610-CGIEMAIL-384894
  • published3 Mar 2017
  • disclosed3 Mar 2017

Introduced: 3 Mar 2017

CVE-2017-5614  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-601  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.10 cgiemail to version 1.6-37+deb7u1build0.16.10.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream cgiemail package and not the cgiemail package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.10 relevant fixed versions and status.

Open redirect vulnerability in cgiemail and cgiecho allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via vectors involving the (1) success or (2) failure parameter.

CVSS Scores

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