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Oracle Linux: CVE-2019-20479: ELSA-2020-3970: mod_auth_openidc security update (LOW) (Multiple Advisories)

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Oracle Linux: CVE-2019-20479: ELSA-2020-3970: mod_auth_openidc security update (LOW) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
11/12/2019
Created
08/01/2020
Added
07/30/2020
Modified
12/16/2024

Description

A flaw was found in mod_auth_openidc before version 2.4.1. An open redirect issue exists in URLs with a slash and backslash at the beginning. An open redirect flaw was discovered in mod_auth_openidc where it handles logout redirection. The module does not correctly validate the URL, allowing a URL with slash and backslash at the beginning to bypass the protection checks. A victim user may be tricked into visiting a trusted vulnerable web site, which would redirect him to another, possibly malicious, URL.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-mod-auth-openidc

References

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