CVE-2017-16652
mediumpriority · track · 24EPSS 0.008 · 55 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
An issue was discovered in Symfony 2.7.x before 2.7.38, 2.8.x before 2.8.31, 3.2.x before 3.2.14, and 3.3.x before 3.3.13. DefaultAuthenticationSuccessHandler or DefaultAuthenticationFailureHandler takes the content of the _target_path parameter and generates a redirect response, but no check is performed on the path, which could be an absolute URL to an external domain. This Open redirect vulnerability can be exploited for example to mount effective phishing attacks.
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- GHSA-r7p7-qr7p-2rrfSymfony Open Redirect2022-05-14ghsa · osvUS
An issue was discovered in Symfony 2.7.x before 2.7.38, 2.8.x before 2.8.31, 3.2.x before 3.2.14, and 3.3.x before 3.3.13. `DefaultAuthenticationSuccessHandler` or `DefaultAuthenticationFailureHandler` takes the content of the `_target_path` parameter and generates a redirect response, but no check is performed on the path, which could be an absolute URL to an external domain. This Open redirect vulnerability can be exploited for example to mount effective phishing attacks.
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references (7)
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- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00009.htmlcnnvd
- https://symfony.com/blog/cve-2017-16652-open-redirect-vulnerability-on-security-handlerscnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/76770cnnvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00009.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://symfony.com/blog/cve-2017-16652-open-redirect-vulnerability-on-security-handlersenisa_euvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00009.htmlThird Party Advisorynvd
- https://symfony.com/blog/cve-2017-16652-open-redirect-vulnerability-on-security-handlersVendor Advisorynvd
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