CVE-2024-8526
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 · uneditedA vulnerability in Automated Logic WebCTRL 7.0 could allow an attacker to send a maliciously crafted URL, which when visited by an authenticated WebCTRL user, could result in the redirection of the user to a malicious webpage via "index.jsp"
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 confidenceThis is an open redirect vulnerability in Automated Logic WebCTRL 7.0's index.jsp file. An authenticated attacker can craft a malicious URL containing a redirect parameter that, when clicked by a legitimate authenticated user, redirects the user to an external malicious website for phishing or further attack delivery.
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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
- A
- Scope
- X
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm WebCTRL version 7.0 is installedAccess the WebCTRL administrative interface or check version information in the product About/Status page, or inspect version files in the WebCTRL installation directory if accessibleAffected if Running version 7.0 of Automated Logic WebCTRL
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Verify index.jsp is accessibleConfirm the index.jsp file exists in the WebCTRL web application root directory (typically under the webapps or www directory)Affected if The index.jsp file is present and served by the WebCTRL application server
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Inspect redirect parameter handling in index.jspReview the index.jsp source code for parameters that control URL redirection (such as url, redirect, target, or similar) and check if they allow external URLs without strict validationAffected if The index.jsp accepts and processes redirect parameters without validating that the target URL is a trusted internal destination
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Check if unauthenticated or authenticated access can trigger the redirectTest whether the vulnerable redirect can be triggered with a crafted URL parameter containing an external domain (e.g., ?redirect=http://malicious-site.com)Affected if The application allows redirect parameters to specify external domains without proper validation
A user is affected if they are running WebCTRL version 7.0 and the index.jsp file accepts redirect parameters that allow 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 dataApply any vendor patches for WebCTRL 7.0; if no patch exists, implement strict validation of redirect parameters in index.jsp to whitelist or restrict URLs to trusted internal destinations only.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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