CVE-2017-5615

cgiemail and cgiecho allow remote attackers to inject HTTP headers via a newline character in the redirect location.

CVSS v3 6.1 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 5.8 MEDIUM

6.1^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

5.8^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 4.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/28/8	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95870	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://news.cpanel.com/tsr-2017-0001-full-disclosure/	Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/28/8	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95870	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://news.cpanel.com/tsr-2017-0001-full-disclosure/	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:cpanel:cgiecho:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:cpanel:cgiemail:-:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2017-03-03 15:59

Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37

NVD link : CVE-2017-5615

Mitre link : CVE-2017-5615

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-5615

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Products Affected

cpanel

cgiecho
cgiemail

CWE

CWE-601

URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect')

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