CVE-2017-16652: debian debian_linux Open Redirect
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2017-16652 is a medium (CVSS 6.1) Open Redirect vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.78% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 55.2% of scored vulnerabilities.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 2Timeline
- 13-06-2018PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
An issue was discovered in Symfony 2.7.x before 2.7.38, 2.8.x before 2.8.31, 3.2.x before 3.2.14, and 3.3.x before 3.3.13. DefaultAuthenticationSuccessHandler or DefaultAuthenticationFailureHandler takes the content of the _target_path parameter and generates a redirect response, but no check is performed on the path, which could be an absolute URL to an external domain. This Open redirect vulnerability can be exploited for example to mount effective phishing attacks.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated6.1MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated6.1MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.78%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
55%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.01 pp
From 0.78% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian2 products
- symfony< 3.4.0+dfsg-1
- debian_linuxEOL8.0
Sensiolabs1 product
- symfony> 2.7.0, < 2.7.38 | > 2.8.0, < 2.8.31 | > 3.2.0, < 3.2.14 | ≥ 3.3.0, < 3.3.13
Ubuntu1 product
- symfonyAll versions (No fix recorded)
3 vendors · 4 products
References
6 links- symfony.com/blog/cve-2017-16652-open-redirect-vulnerability-on-security-handlersX Refsource CONFIRMVendor AdvisoryREPORT
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00009.htmlMailing ListX Refsource MLISTThird Party Advisory