Open RedirectWeakness · CWE-601

CVE-2024-4882

MEDIUM · 5.3 CVSS v4.0 Published 2024-07-08
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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60/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges

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 · unedited
The user may be redirected to an arbitrary site in Sitefinity 15.1.8321.0 and previous versions.

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 confidence

An open redirect vulnerability in Sitefinity CMS allows attackers to craft malicious URLs that redirect users to arbitrary external websites. This occurs due to insufficient validation of redirect parameters in version 15.1.8321.0 and prior versions.

MitigationUpgrade to a patched Sitefinity version when available, and implement strict validation of redirect parameters to ensure only trusted destinations are allowed.

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CVSS 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
Authentication
X
User interaction
P
Scope
X

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

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 checks

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  1. Determine Sitefinity CMS version
    Locate the Telerik.Sitefinity.dll assembly in the web application's bin directory, right-click and view Properties > Details to find the File Version. Alternatively, log into the Sitefinity backend and navigate to Administration > Settings > Version to view the installed version.
    Affected if The displayed version is 15.1.8321.0 or any version prior to it (e.g., 15.1.x, 15.0.x, 14.x)
  2. Identify redirect-enabled endpoints
    Search the application source code and configuration files for patterns involving 'redirect', 'returnUrl', 'url', or 'redirectUrl' query parameters. Review MVC routes and controllers that handle redirection logic.
    Affected if The application uses redirect parameters that accept user-supplied URLs without strict validation against an allowlist of trusted domains.
  3. Test for open redirect vulnerability
    Craft a test URL using the identified redirect parameter: append ?redirect=http://example.com or ?returnUrl=http://example.com to a known Sitefinity page endpoint, then observe if the browser redirects to the external domain.
    Affected if The application redirects to the specified external domain instead of blocking the request or only allowing internal page redirects.
  4. Review web.config redirect settings
    Open the web.config file in the Sitefinity root directory and examine the URL routing or any custom redirect modules configured. Check for settings under system.webServer that control URL redirection behavior.
    Affected if Redirect parameters are processed without whitelist validation or domain restrictions.

The environment is affected if Sitefinity CMS version is 15.1.8321.0 or prior AND the application exposes redirect parameters that accept external URLs without domain validation.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Upgrade to a patched Sitefinity version when available, and implement strict validation of redirect parameters to ensure only trusted destinations are allowed.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Review / QA2.0 h
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