Open Redirect in Alfresco

CVE-2019-14223

An issue was discovered in Alfresco Community Edition versions below 5.2.6, 6.0.N and 6.1.N. The Alfresco Share application is vulnerable to an Open Redirect attack via a crafted POST request. By manipulating the POST parameters, an attacker can redirect a victim to a malicious website over any protocol the attacker desires (e.g.,http, https, ftp, smb, etc.).

Vulnerability class: Open Redirect

EPSS: 0.045 (90.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

  • Alfresco — versions 6.0, 6.1
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-14223?
CVE-2019-14223 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Alfresco, classified under URL Redirection to Untrusted Site (Open Redirect). CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2019-09-06.
How severe is CVE-2019-14223?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-14223 known to be exploited?
8 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.