pac4j-core before 6.5.6 Open Redirect via Backslash Logout
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Spoofing
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-601.
Summary
pac4j-core before 6.5.6 contains an open redirect vulnerability in DefaultLogoutLogic.perform() that accepts backslash-prefixed logout redirect targets matching logoutUrlPattern. Attackers can craft logout links with backslash-prefixed external hosts that browsers normalize into network-path references, redirecting victims to attacker-controlled sites after logout.
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
Remediation
- Fix · CNA pac4j (pac4j) Fixed in 6.5.6
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
pac4j — pac4j Security Advisory for pac4j-core, pac4j-oidc and pac4j-saml
5 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 4 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-56857 pac4j-core before 6.5.6 Authorization Bypass via Reversed Profile Type CheckPriority MEDIUM 40
- TI-2026-56855 pac4j-oidc before 6.5.6 Privilege Escalation via Unverified Keycloak Access TokenPriority LOW 37
- TI-2026-56856 pac4j-oidc before 6.5.6 Authentication Bypass via Access Token SubstitutionPriority LOW 36
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-82464
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f668-xfp8-vhf5
References
More pac4j vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-23172 pac4j-jwt JwtAuthenticator Authentication Bypass CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2023-10883 Deserialization of untrusted data in InternalAttributeHandler in pac4j CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
- TI-2026-29211 LDAP Injection in PAC4J CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-56857 pac4j-core before 6.5.6 Authorization Bypass via Reversed Profile Type Check CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
- TI-2026-56855 pac4j-oidc before 6.5.6 Privilege Escalation via Unverified Keycloak Access Token CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
- TI-2026-56856 pac4j-oidc before 6.5.6 Authentication Bypass via Access Token Substitution CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
Sources
- CVE-2026-82464 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-82464 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f668-xfp8-vhf5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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