Open redirect in github.com/greenpau/caddy-security
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 and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-601.
Summary
Versions of the package github.com/greenpau/caddy-security are vulnerable to Open Redirect via the redirect_url parameter. An attacker could perform a phishing attack and trick users into visiting a malicious website by crafting a convincing URL with this parameter. To exploit this vulnerability, the user must take an action, such as clicking on a portal button or using the browser’s back button, to trigger the redirection.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | github.com/greenpau/caddy-security | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | github.com/greenpau/caddy-security (Go) | up to 1.1.23 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-8hp3-rmr7-xh88 |
- github.com/greenpau/caddy-security Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- github.com/greenpau/caddy-security (Go) Vendor— Affected up to 1.1.23 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-8hp3-rmr7-xh88
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-21497
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8hp3-rmr7-xh88
References
More Greenpau Caddy-security vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-14252 Versions of the package github.com/greenpau/caddy-security before 1.0.42 are vulnerable… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-14251 Authentication bypass by spoofing in github.com/greenpau/caddy-security CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2024-14250 Improper array index validation in github.com/greenpau/caddy-security CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2024-14256 Improper output encoding in github.com/greenpau/caddy-security CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2024-21497 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-21497 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8hp3-rmr7-xh88 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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