Vulnerability record · CVE-2019-3778 · published 7 March 2019
CVE-2019-3778: Pivotal software spring security oauth open redirect vulnerability
Pivotal Software · Spring Security Oauth
Spring Security OAuth, versions 2.3 prior to 2.3.5, and 2.2 prior to 2.2.4, and 2.1 prior to 2.1.4, and 2.0 prior to 2.0.17, and older unsupported versions could be susceptible to an open redirector attack that can leak an authorization code. A malicious user or attacker can craft a request to the authorization endpoint using the authorization code grant type, and specify a manipulated redirection URI via the "redirect_uri" parameter. This can cause the authorization server to redirect the resource owner user-agent to a URI under the control of the attacker with the leaked authorization code. This vulnerability exposes applications that meet all of the following requirements: Act in the role of an Authorization Server (e.g. @EnableAuthorizationServer) and uses the DefaultRedirectResolver in the AuthorizationEndpoint. This vulnerability does not expose applications that: Act in the role of an Authorization Server and uses a different RedirectResolver implementation other than DefaultRedirectResolver, act in the role of a Resource Server only (e.g. @EnableResourceServer), act in the role of a Client only (e.g. @EnableOAuthClient).
Description
Spring Security OAuth, versions 2.3 prior to 2.3.5, and 2.2 prior to 2.2.4, and 2.1 prior to 2.1.4, and 2.0 prior to 2.0.17, and older unsupported versions could be susceptible to an open redirector attack that can leak an authorization code. A malicious user or attacker can craft a request to the authorization endpoint using the authorization code grant type, and specify a manipulated redirection URI via the "redirect_uri" parameter. This can cause the authorization server to redirect the resource owner user-agent to a URI under the control of the attacker with the leaked authorization code. This vulnerability exposes applications that meet all of the following requirements: Act in the role of an Authorization Server (e.g. @EnableAuthorizationServer) and uses the DefaultRedirectResolver in the AuthorizationEndpoint. This vulnerability does not expose applications that: Act in the role of an Authorization Server and uses a different RedirectResolver implementation other than DefaultRedirectResolver, act in the role of a Resource Server only (e.g. @EnableResourceServer), act in the role of a Client only (e.g. @EnableOAuthClient).
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Affected products
2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153299/Spring-Security-OAuth-2.3-Open-Redirection.html | Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107153 | Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
| https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2019-3778 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html | Third Party Advisory |
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153299/Spring-Security-OAuth-2.3-Open-Redirection.html | Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107153 | Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
| https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2019-3778 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html | Third Party Advisory |
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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2019-3778), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.
