Scout contains an Open Redirect on Login via `next`
Priority MEDIUM 60CWE-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
Scout is a web-based visualizer for VCF-files. Open redirect vulnerability allows performing phishing attacks on users by redirecting them to malicious page. /login API endpoint is vulnerable to open redirect attack via next parameter due to absence of sanitization logic. Additionally, due to lack of scheme validation, HTTPS Downgrade Attack can be performed on the users. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.89.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00393 33rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed scout (Clinical-Genomics): 4.89
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical-Genomics | scout | before 4.89 | 4.89 | Patch available | CNA |
- scout VendorClinical-Genomics Affected before 4.89 Fixed in 4.89 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:clinical-genomics:scout:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 4.89 | Vulnerable | Clinical-Genomics |
- cpe:2.3:a:clinical-genomics:scout:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 4.89 Vulnerable ·Clinical-Genomics
Remediation
- Fix · CNA scout (Clinical-Genomics) Fixed in 4.89
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-47530
References
More Clinical-Genomics Scout vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-31820 Scout contains insufficient output escaping of attachment names CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.6
- TI-2022-01462 Server-Side Request Forgery in scout in clinical-genomics/scout CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
- TI-2022-01425 Path Traversal due to `send_file` call in clinical-genomics/scout CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
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