CVE-2008-0613

Open redirect vulnerability in htdocs/user.php in XOOPS 2.0.18 allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via a URL in the xoops_redirect parameter.

Weakness

The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.

Affected Software

Potential Mitigations

• Follow the principle of least privilege when assigning access rights to entities in a software system.
• Denying access to a file can prevent an attacker from replacing that file with a link to a sensitive file. Ensure good compartmentalization in the system to provide protected areas that can be trusted.

Related Attack Patterns

• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/132.html
• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/17.html
• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/35.html
• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/76.html

References

• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3614
• http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail\u0026atid=430840\u0026aid=1881236\u0026group_id=41586
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487484/100/0/threaded
• http://xoops.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/xoops?view=rev\u0026revision=1282
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5057