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CVE-2017-5614 json

Open redirect vulnerability in cgiemail and cgiecho allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing a…

published 2017-03-03 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-14712

cvss
6.1
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.2%
EPSS 1.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 68%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Open redirect vulnerability in cgiemail and cgiecho allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via vectors involving the (1) success or (2) failure parameter.

Patch / fix

  • cpanel cpanel 11.54.0.36, 56.0.43, 58.0.43, 60.0.35
  • cgiemail Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 1.6-37+deb7u1build0.14.04.1
  • cgiemail Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 1.6-37+deb7u1build0.16.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5614

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Exploit prediction

1.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 68% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 6.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD 2.0 5.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-601 URL Redirection to Untrusted Site

References

Sources

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