CVE-2024-2465
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedOpen redirection vulnerability in CDeX application allows to redirect users to arbitrary websites via a specially crafted URL.This issue affects CDeX application versions through 5.7.1.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceOpen redirection vulnerability in CDeX application versions through 5.7.1 allows attackers to craft malicious URLs that redirect users to arbitrary external websites, potentially facilitating phishing attacks.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 5.71CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify CDeX application versionLocate the installed CDeX version by checking the application dashboard, about page, or version file typically found in the application root or configuration directory. Compare the installed version number to the affected range (<= 5.71).Affected if The installed version of CDeX is 5.71 or any earlier version.
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Locate redirect-enabled endpointsReview application URLs and parameters that handle redirection, such as those containing 'redirect', 'url', 'next', 'dest', or 'target' query parameters. Use web traffic logs or spider the application to identify pages that accept external URLs as redirect targets.Affected if The application exposes any endpoint that accepts and processes user-controlled URL parameters for redirection.
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Test for open redirect vulnerabilityCraft a test request using a known external domain (such as example.com) as the redirect target value in the identified redirect parameter. Observe whether the application responds with a redirect (HTTP 3xx) to the specified external domain without proper validation.Affected if The application redirects to arbitrary external domains when a crafted URL parameter is supplied, indicating lack of URL validation.
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Inspect redirect validation logicIf accessible, review server-side code or configuration files that handle redirect logic. Look for whitelist enforcement, domain validation, or absence thereof in the redirect handling routine.Affected if No whitelist or domain validation is implemented in the redirect handling code, allowing arbitrary external URLs.
You are affected if the CDeX version is 5.71 or earlier AND the application exposes redirect functionality that allows arbitrary external URLs without validation.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement strict URL validation using whitelist approaches, verify that redirect targets belong to trusted domains, or replace dynamic redirects with relative path references where possible.
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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