GHSA-PJP7-Q6WP-97QX

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-31 22:16 – Updated: 2026-07-31 22:16
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Summary
core-geonetwork has an Open Redirect Bypass
Details

Summary

GeoNetwork's post-login redirect handling can be bypassed to redirect users to an attacker-controlled external site, even though the code attempts to restrict redirect targets to relative, in-application URLs. This affects both supported SSO login methods: OAuth2/OIDC and Keycloak.

Details

Both the OAuth2/OIDC and Keycloak login filters validate the client-supplied post-login redirect target before forwarding the browser to it, but the validation does not correctly reject every kind of URL that causes the browser to leave the GeoNetwork origin. As a result, a value that is treated as a safe, in-application relative path by the filter can still cause the browser to be redirected to an external, attacker-controlled host.

Impact

An attacker can craft a link to a legitimate GeoNetwork OAuth2/OIDC or Keycloak login endpoint that, after the login flow completes, redirects the victim to an arbitrary external site. This can be used for phishing (e.g., presenting a fake login form) or to chain into other attacks hosted externally. This does not bypass authentication or expose GeoNetwork data directly; the impact is Open Redirect (CWE-601).

GeoNetwork 3.x and 4.0.x are archived/unmaintained and will not receive a fix for this issue. Instances running those lines should upgrade to a supported release (4.2.16 or later, or 4.4.11 or later).

Severity
0.0 (None)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:N
4.8 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N
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    "nvd_published_at": null,
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  "details": "### Summary\nGeoNetwork\u0027s post-login redirect handling can be bypassed to redirect users to an attacker-controlled external site, even though the code attempts to restrict redirect targets to relative, in-application URLs. This affects both supported SSO login methods: OAuth2/OIDC and Keycloak.\n\n### Details\nBoth the OAuth2/OIDC and Keycloak login filters validate the client-supplied post-login redirect target before forwarding the browser to it, but the validation does not correctly reject every kind of URL that causes the browser to leave the GeoNetwork origin. As a result, a value that is treated as a safe, in-application relative path by the filter can still cause the browser to be redirected to an external, attacker-controlled host.\n\n### Impact\nAn attacker can craft a link to a legitimate GeoNetwork OAuth2/OIDC or Keycloak login endpoint that, after the login flow completes, redirects the victim to an arbitrary external site. This can be used for phishing (e.g., presenting a fake login form) or to chain into other attacks hosted externally. This does not bypass authentication or expose GeoNetwork data directly; the impact is Open Redirect (CWE-601).\n\nGeoNetwork 3.x and 4.0.x are archived/unmaintained and will not receive a fix for this issue. Instances running those lines should upgrade to a supported release (4.2.16 or later, or 4.4.11 or later).",
  "id": "GHSA-pjp7-q6wp-97qx",
  "modified": "2026-07-31T22:16:34Z",
  "published": "2026-07-31T22:16:34Z",
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      "url": "https://github.com/geonetwork/core-geonetwork/security/advisories/GHSA-pjp7-q6wp-97qx"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/geonetwork/core-geonetwork/pull/9307"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/geonetwork/core-geonetwork/pull/9309"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/geonetwork/core-geonetwork/commit/0d74f673dfc926bde935819ed34636d789b2fecd"
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      "url": "https://github.com/geonetwork/core-geonetwork/commit/cde9b6481a29e2473b7b74479b4e3fd6843bac4e"
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    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/geonetwork/core-geonetwork"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/geonetwork/core-geonetwork/releases/tag/4.2.16"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/geonetwork/core-geonetwork/releases/tag/4.4.11"
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  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
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      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:N",
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      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
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  "summary": "core-geonetwork has an Open Redirect Bypass"
}



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