CVE-2023-49438 (GCVE-0-2023-49438)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-12-26 00:00 – Updated: 2025-11-04 18:19
VLAI
Summary
An open redirect vulnerability in the python package Flask-Security-Too <=5.3.2 allows attackers to redirect unsuspecting users to malicious sites via a crafted URL by abusing the ?next parameter on the /login and /register routes.
Severity
6.1 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • n/a
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References
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