CVE-2021-23401

Open Redirect

Published Jul 5, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 5.4 Medium EPSS 1.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
This affects all versions of package Flask-User. When using the make_safe_url function, it is possible to bypass URL validation and redirect a user to an arbitrary URL by providing multiple back slashes such as /////evil.com/path or \\\evil.com/path. This vulnerability is only exploitable if an alternative WSGI server other than Werkzeug is used, or the default behaviour of Werkzeug is modified using 'autocorrect_location_header=False.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-0089 This affects all versions of package Flask-User. When using the make_safe_url function, it is possible to bypass URL validation and redirect a user to an arbitrary URL by providing multiple back slashes such as /////evil.com/path or \\\\\\evil.com/path. This vulnerability is only exploitable if an alternative WSGI server other than Werkzeug is used, or the default behaviour of Werkzeug is modified using 'autocorrect_location_header=False.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-4298-89hc-6rfv Open Redirect in Flask-User
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
snyk
Published
Updated
Sep 16, 2024, 5:15 PM
Reserved
Jan 8, 2021, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 5, 2021, 11:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:38 AM