GHSA-RFH5-C9H5-Q8JM
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-10-15 17:56 – Updated: 2025-10-15 19:14Mitigation
Make sure GITHUB_CODESPACES_PORT_FORWARDING_DOMAIN is not set in a production environment. So the following is correct:
assert os.getenv("GITHUB_CODESPACES_PORT_FORWARDING_DOMAIN") is None
Vulnerability Description
Vulnerability Overview
- When the GET /auth-codespace page loads in a GitHub Codespaces environment, it automatically assigns the redirect_to query parameter value directly to client-side links without any validation and triggers automatic clicks. This allows attackers to redirect users to arbitrary external URLs.
- The route is only registered when a Codespaces environment is detected, and the detection is controlled by environment variables. This means that the same behavior can be activated in production if the corresponding environment variable is set.
Vulnerable Code Analysis
https://github.com/reflex-dev/reflex/blob/51f9f2c2f52cac4d66c07683a12bc0237311b6be/reflex/utils/codespaces.py#L18-L46
- This code assigns the redirect_to query parameter directly to a.href without any validation and immediately triggers a click (automatic navigation), allowing users to be sent to arbitrary external domains, resulting in an open redirect vulnerability.
- The execution condition is simply based on the presence of a sessionStorage flag, meaning it triggers immediately on first visits or in incognito/private browsing windows, with no server-side origin/scheme whitelist or internal path enforcement defenses in place.
PoC
PoC Description
- Used the production configuration from docker-example (docker-example/production-compose).
- Added a Codespaces detection environment variable to the app container in compose.yaml to forcibly expose the route.
- GITHUB_CODESPACES_PORT_FORWARDING_DOMAIN: dummy
- The reverse proxy (Caddy) needs to be configured to forward /auth-codespace to the backend (required depending on the environment).
curl Example
https://localhost/auth-codespace?redirect_to=http://google.com
PoC MP4 https://file.notion.so/f/f/d105d145-04bc-45c5-b46c-ed880895e9de/a86c3e3b-f67f-45d1-8fa2-4aa0ba7d0068/poc.mp4?table=block&id=26955717-5d2e-805a-b53c-e25ee03f1d4b&spaceId=d105d145-04bc-45c5-b46c-ed880895e9de&expirationTimestamp=1760508000000&signature=ZPp8PVldfGOh0gB5tVElRV6GN789R-EG0oxZgkFjjLU&downloadName=poc.mp4
Impact
Phishing/Social Engineering Attacks
Users can be exploited by immediately redirecting from a trusted domain to external malicious sites, taking advantage of user trust. This enables login page spoofing, credential harvesting, and redirection to malware distribution pages.
Authentication/Session Flow Disruption
When users with valid sessions/cookies from the same origin click the link, they are redirected to unintended external domains, which can bypass or disrupt authentication/authorization flows. When combined with redirect-based flows like OAuth/OIDC, this can escalate into security incidents.
{
"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "PyPI",
"name": "reflex"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0.5.4"
},
{
"last_affected": "0.8.14"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-62379"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-601"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2025-10-15T17:56:32Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2025-10-15T16:15:36Z",
"severity": "LOW"
},
"details": "### Mitigation\n\nMake sure `GITHUB_CODESPACES_PORT_FORWARDING_DOMAIN` is not set in a production environment. So the following is correct:\n\n```\nassert os.getenv(\"GITHUB_CODESPACES_PORT_FORWARDING_DOMAIN\") is None\n```\n\n### **Vulnerability Description**\n\n---\n\n**Vulnerability Overview**\n \n- When the\u00a0GET\u00a0/auth-codespace page loads in a GitHub Codespaces environment, it automatically assigns the\u00a0redirect_to\u00a0query parameter value directly\u00a0to client-side links without any validation and triggers automatic\u00a0clicks. This\u00a0allows attackers\u00a0to redirect users to arbitrary external URLs.\n- The route is\u00a0only registered when a Codespaces environment\u00a0is detected, and the detection is controlled by environment variables. This\u00a0means that the\u00a0same behavior can be activated in production\u00a0if the corresponding environment\u00a0variable is set.\n\n**Vulnerable\u00a0Code Analysis**\n \n\nhttps://github.com/reflex-dev/reflex/blob/51f9f2c2f52cac4d66c07683a12bc0237311b6be/reflex/utils/codespaces.py#L18-L46\n\n- This code assigns the\u00a0redirect_to\u00a0query parameter\u00a0directly\u00a0to\u00a0a.href\u00a0without any validation and immediately triggers a click\u00a0(automatic navigation), allowing\u00a0users to be sent to arbitrary external domains, resulting\u00a0in an open redirect vulnerability.\n- The\u00a0execution condition is\u00a0simply based\u00a0on\u00a0the presence of a\u00a0sessionStorage\u00a0flag, meaning it\u00a0triggers\u00a0immediately on first\u00a0visits or\u00a0in incognito/private browsing windows, with no\u00a0server-side origin/scheme whitelist or internal path\u00a0enforcement defenses in place.\n\n### PoC\n\n---\n\n**PoC Description**\n \n\n\u003cimg width=\"623\" height=\"497\" alt=\"image\" src=\"https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/55ef4828-09fa-451b-a7cc-8fcaad6a2a21\" /\u003e\n\n\n- Used the production configuration\u00a0from docker-example (docker-example/production-compose).\n- Added a\u00a0Codespaces detection environment\u00a0variable to the app\u00a0container in compose.yaml to forcibly expose the\u00a0route.\n- GITHUB_CODESPACES_PORT_FORWARDING_DOMAIN:\u00a0dummy\n- The\u00a0reverse proxy (Caddy) needs to be configured\u00a0to forward\u00a0/auth-codespace\u00a0to the backend\u00a0(required depending on the environment).\n\n**curl Example**\n\n\n```\nhttps://localhost/auth-codespace?redirect_to=http://google.com\n```\n\n**PoC MP4**\nhttps://file.notion.so/f/f/d105d145-04bc-45c5-b46c-ed880895e9de/a86c3e3b-f67f-45d1-8fa2-4aa0ba7d0068/poc.mp4?table=block\u0026id=26955717-5d2e-805a-b53c-e25ee03f1d4b\u0026spaceId=d105d145-04bc-45c5-b46c-ed880895e9de\u0026expirationTimestamp=1760508000000\u0026signature=ZPp8PVldfGOh0gB5tVElRV6GN789R-EG0oxZgkFjjLU\u0026downloadName=poc.mp4\n\n\u003cimg width=\"1917\" height=\"949\" alt=\"image\" src=\"https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/e565dc4e-a59b-44d4-a92a-ebf128489e88\" /\u003e\n\n\u003cimg width=\"1913\" height=\"977\" alt=\"image\" src=\"https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/496fa585-76ea-4d2d-80f8-0ab79f51229e\" /\u003e\n\n\n\n\n### Impact\n\n---\n\n**Phishing/Social Engineering\u00a0Attacks**\n\n\nUsers can be exploited by immediately redirecting from a trusted domain to external malicious sites, taking advantage of user trust. This enables login page spoofing, credential harvesting, and redirection to malware distribution pages.\n\n**Authentication/Session\u00a0Flow Disruption**\n \n\nWhen users with valid sessions/cookies from the same origin click the link, they are redirected to unintended external domains, which can bypass or disrupt authentication/authorization flows. When combined with redirect-based flows like OAuth/OIDC, this can escalate into security incidents.",
"id": "GHSA-rfh5-c9h5-q8jm",
"modified": "2025-10-15T19:14:33Z",
"published": "2025-10-15T17:56:32Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/reflex-dev/reflex/security/advisories/GHSA-rfh5-c9h5-q8jm"
},
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-62379"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/reflex-dev/reflex/commit/ade12549f3c0ddab3d7382c581bc04a3c1f989ec"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://file.notion.so/f/f/d105d145-04bc-45c5-b46c-ed880895e9de/a86c3e3b-f67f-45d1-8fa2-4aa0ba7d0068/poc.mp4?table=block\u0026id=26955717-5d2e-805a-b53c-e25ee03f1d4b\u0026spaceId=d105d145-04bc-45c5-b46c-ed880895e9de\u0026expirationTimestamp=1760508000000\u0026signature=ZPp8PVldfGOh0gB5tVElRV6GN789R-EG0oxZgkFjjLU\u0026downloadName=poc.mp4"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/reflex-dev/reflex"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/reflex-dev/reflex/blob/51f9f2c2f52cac4d66c07683a12bc0237311b6be/reflex/utils/codespaces.py#L18-L46"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
],
"summary": "reflex-dev/reflex has an Open Redirect vulnerability"
}
Sightings
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Nomenclature
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