Open redirect in https://github.com/revive-adserver/revive-adserver
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
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-601.
Summary
Revive Adserver before 5.1.0 is vulnerable to open redirects via the `dest`, `oadest`, and/or `ct0` parameters of the lg.php and ck.php delivery scripts. Such open redirects had previously been available by design to allow third party ad servers to track such metrics when delivering ads. However, third party click tracking via redirects is not a viable option anymore, leading to such open redirect functionality being removed and reclassified as a vulnerability.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | https://github.com/revive-adserver/revive-adserver | Fixed in 5.1.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- https://github.com/revive-adserver/revive-adserver Vendor— Affected Fixed in 5.1.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:revive-adserver:revive_adserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 5.1.0 | Vulnerable | Revive Adserver |
- cpe:2.3:a:revive-adserver:revive_adserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 5.1.0 Vulnerable ·Revive Adserver
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-22873
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8rwp-72pf-cq9g
References
More Revive Adserver vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-31114 Improper access control in Revive Adserver CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-06561 Open redirect in https://github.com/revive-adserver/revive-adserver CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2025-32749 Missing authorization in Revive Adserver CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2025-34808 Improper neutralisation of input in Revive Adserver 6.0.0+ causes a reflected XSS attack in the banner-zone.php script. CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2025-32747 Cross-site scripting in Revive Adserver CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2025-31115 Cross-site scripting in Revive Adserver CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2021-22873 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-22873 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8rwp-72pf-cq9g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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