Authentication mechanism absence or evasion - Redirect
Description
An attacker can gain access to the application by knowing a valid username by changing the redirect with which the server responds.
Impact
- Bypass the authentication process by changing the page redirection and thus gain access to the applications functionality. - Know a valid user. - Change the redirect and access the application.
Recommendation
Put in place for every resource with business-critical functionality a strong authentication process and ensure that every user attempting to access it is logged in.
Threat
Anonymous attacker from the Internet.
Expected Remediation Time
⏱️ 60 minutes.
Score
Default score using CVSS 4.0. It may change depending on the context of the src.
Base 4.0
Attack vector
A
Attack complexity
L
Attack requirements
N
Privileges required
N
User interaction
N
Confidentiality (VC)
H
Integrity (VI)
H
Availability (VA)
N
Confidentiality (SC)
N
Integrity (SI)
N
Availability (SA)
N
Threat 4.0
Exploit maturity
X
Vector string
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N