JForum 'returnPath' Parameter Open Redirection Vulnerability

BID:62687

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JForum 'returnPath' Parameter Open Redirection Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 62687
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2012-5338
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Sep 23 2013 12:00AM
Updated: Sep 23 2013 12:00AM
Credit: ZeroDayLab
Vulnerable: JForum JForum 2.1.9
Not Vulnerable:

Exploit / POC

JForum 'returnPath' Parameter Open Redirection Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting victim to following a malicious URI.

The following example URI is available:

http://www.example.com/jforum/jforum.page?module=user&action=validateLogin&returnPath=http://www.example1.com&username=user&password=pass&redirect=&login=Login

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