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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2021-3639): mod-auth-mellon vulnerability

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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2021-3639): mod-auth-mellon vulnerability

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
09/02/2021
Created
09/20/2021
Added
09/09/2021
Modified
03/22/2023

Description

A flaw was found in mod_auth_mellon where it does not sanitize logout URLs properly. This issue could be used by an attacker to facilitate phishing attacks by tricking users into visiting a trusted web application URL that redirects to an external and potentially malicious server. The highest threat from this liability is to confidentiality and integrity.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-libapache2-mod-auth-mellon

References

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