CVE-2015-6961 describes an open redirect vulnerability in Web2py version 2.9.11, specifically within the gluon/tools.py component. This flaw allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary external websites, facilitating phishing attacks, by manipulating the "_next" parameter during a user logout request. Rated as Medium severity with a CVSS v3 score of 6.1, the vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and has low impact on confidentiality and integrity (C:L, I:L), but is easily exploitable over the network (AV:N, AC:L). There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.9.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:web2py:web2py:2.9.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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