Open Redirect in Prestashop

CVE-2020-5270

In PrestaShop between versions 1.7.6.0 and 1.7.6.5, there is an open redirection when using back parameter. The impacts can be many, and vary from the theft of information and credentials to the redirection to malicious websites containing attacker-controlled content, which in some cases even cause XSS attacks. So even though an open redirection might sound harmless at first, the impacts of it can be severe should it be exploitable. The problem is fixed in 1.7.6.5

Vulnerability class: Open Redirect

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (55.9th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 56th percentile — 55.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2020-5270: held from 0.008 to 0.008.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-5270?
CVE-2020-5270 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Prestashop, classified under URL Redirection to Untrusted Site (Open Redirect). CVSS score: 4.1/10. Published 2020-04-20.
How severe is CVE-2020-5270?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.1 out of 10.