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TI-2020-18980 Aliases CVE-2020-36845GHSA-rfcx-6p2f-m3vg

Open redirect in KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training

Priority LOW 33CWE-601Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Spoofing
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-601.

Summary

The KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training application before 2020-01-10 contains a redirect function that does not validate the destination URL before redirecting. The response has a SCRIPT element that sets window.location.href to an arbitrary https URL.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00263 18th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Security Awareness Training (KnowBe4): 2020-01-10

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
KnowBe4Security Awareness Trainingbefore 2020-01-102020-01-10Patch availableCNA
  • Security Awareness Training VendorKnowBe4 Affected before 2020-01-10 Fixed in 2020-01-10 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:knowbe4:security_awareness_training:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2020-01-10VulnerableKnowBe4
  • cpe:2.3:a:knowbe4:security_awareness_training:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2020-01-10 Vulnerable ·KnowBe4

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Security Awareness Training (KnowBe4) Fixed in 2020-01-10

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training 2020-01-10

    2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2020-18979 Cross-site scripting in KnowBe4 Security Awareness TrainingPriority LOW 27
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-36845
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rfcx-6p2f-m3vg

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2020-18979 Cross-site scripting in KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1

Sources

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