CVE-2020-15242 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2020-15242

Open Redirect in Next.js

Vulnerability Description

Next.js versions >=9.5.0 and <9.5.4 are vulnerable to an Open Redirect. Specially encoded paths could be used with the trailing slash redirect to allow an open redirect to occur to an external site. In general, this redirect does not directly harm users although can allow for phishing attacks by redirecting to an attackers domain from a trusted domain. The issue is fixed in version 9.5.4.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

next.js
Vulnerable Versions:
>= 9.5.0, <9.5.4

Timeline

Official Publish: October 8th, 2020
Last Modified: August 4th, 2024
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-601

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1566 Phishing
Initial Access
T1204 User Execution
Execution
T1071 Application Layer Protocol
Command and Control
T1189 Drive-by Compromise
Initial Access
T1036 Masquerading
Defense Evasion