Open redirect in nforwardauth login endpoint after authentication
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 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-601.
Summary
nosduco nforwardauth before 1.5.1 accepts an unvalidated r query parameter on its /login endpoint and uses it as the redirect destination after a successful login. An unauthenticated attacker can craft a legitimate login URL that sends a victim to an attacker-controlled website once the victim authenticates, which may enable phishing and social engineering. The flaw is CWE-601 and does not bypass ForwardAuth authentication.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
nforwardauth is a forward auth service that allows the use of a single authentication middleware for multiple sites. Versions prior to 1.5.1 accept an unvalidated `r` query parameter on the `/login` endpoint and use them as the post-authentication redirect destination. An unauthenticated attacker can create a legitimate `nforwardauth` login URL that redirects a victim to an attacker-controlled website after the victim successfully authenticates. This issue may facilitate phishing and other social-engineering attacks by abusing the trust associated with the legitimate authentication domain. This vulnerability does not provide an unauthenticated ForwardAuth bypass. Version 1.5.1 contains a patch.
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
Upgrade nosduco nforwardauth to version 1.5.1, which contains the patch.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
- Fix · CNA nforwardauth (nosduco) Fixed in 1.5.1
Timeline
- 2026-10-26 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-81509
- 2026-10-26 Title updated · CNA
- 2026-10-26 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-26 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
References
Sources
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