National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2008-5550
Original release date:12/12/2008
Last revised:12/15/2008
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
Open redirect vulnerability in console/faces/jsp/login/BeginLogin.jsp in Sun Java Web Console 3.0.2 through 3.0.5 and Solaris 10 allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via the redirect_url parameter.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
2.9
Exploitability Subscore:
8.6
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Medium
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized modification
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External Source: BID
Name: 32771
Type: Patch Information
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-136987-02-1
Type: Patch Information
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-125952-18-1
Type: Patch Information
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-125950-18-1
Type: Patch Information
External Source: XF
Name: sun-javawebconsole-unspecified-phishing(47257)
External Source: SUNALERT
Name: 243786
Type: Advisory