CVE-2020-8143
MEDIUMEPSS 99th pctlDescription
An Open Redirect vulnerability was discovered in Revive Adserver version < 5.0.5 and reported by HackerOne user hoangn144. A remote attacker could trick logged-in users to open a specifically crafted link and have them redirected to any destination.The CSRF protection of the “/www/admin/*-modify.php” could be skipped if no meaningful parameter was sent. No action was performed, but the user was still redirected to the target page, specified via the “returnurl” GET parameter.
How to fix
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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 99% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
Other CWE-601 (Open Redirect) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2025-4123 | High | 7.6 | 97% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2018-11784 | Medium | 4.3 | 94% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2021-22881 | Medium | 6.1 | 87% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2022-45402 | Medium | 6.1 | 82% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2017-1000117 | High | 8.8 | 76% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2019-10098 | Medium | 6.1 | 74% | - | Fix |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2020-8143?
Upgrade revive adserver to 5.0.5 or later.
Is CVE-2020-8143 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2020-8143 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 70.4% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 99% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2020-8143?
CVE-2020-8143 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.1, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
What does CVE-2020-8143 affect?
Published advisories record a fix for revive adserver (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.
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