Open Redirect in Cpanel Cgiecho
CVE-2017-5615
cgiemail and cgiecho allow remote attackers to inject HTTP headers via a newline character in the redirect location.
Vulnerability class: Open Redirect
EPSS: 0.011 (63.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Cpanel Cgiecho
- Cpanel Cgiemail
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-5615?
- CVE-2017-5615 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cpanel Cgiecho, classified under URL Redirection to Untrusted Site (Open Redirect). CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2017-03-03.
- How severe is CVE-2017-5615?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-5615 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.