CVE-2021-23385

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    CVE-2021-23385

    Published: 2 Aug 2022Last Modified: 7 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: This affects all versions of package Flask-Security. When using the get_post_logout_redirect and get_post_login_redirect functions, it is possible to bypass URL validation and redirect a user to an arbitrary URL by providing multiple back slashes such as \\\evil.com/path. This vulnerability is only exploitable if an alternative WSGI server other than Werkzeug is used, or the default behaviour of Werkzeug is modified using 'autocorrect_location_header=False. **Note:** Flask-Security is not maintained anymore.

    References: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00034.html, https://snyk.io/blog/url-confusion-vulnerabilities/, https://github.com/mattupstate/flask-security, https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-PYTHON-FLASKSECURITY-1293234

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    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

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    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
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    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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