Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
Orange Forum 1.4.0 could redirect users from trusted login or signup pages to another site through the next parameter. This is mainly a phishing and brand-trust risk, not evidence of direct server takeover. The provided sources do not include CVSS, CWE, or active exploitation evidence.
Executive priority
Treat this as a targeted phishing-enablement issue. It is not shown as actively exploited or system-compromising in the sources, but public login pages can amplify social engineering risk and should be remediated during normal web application maintenance.
Technical view
CVE-2018-14474 describes an open redirect in views/auth.go affecting /login and /signup handling in Orange Forum 1.4.0. The CVE references an upstream GitHub commit, but the bundle does not name a fixed release, CVSS score, or formal vendor advisory.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely for organizations running Orange Forum 1.4.0, especially if login or signup pages are internet-facing. The source bundle lists generic affected metadata, so confirm usage from asset inventories and code repositories.
Exploitation context
The CVE is not listed in KEV, and no provided source states active exploitation. Abuse would typically support phishing or user redirection from a trusted site to an untrusted destination, rather than direct compromise of the application host.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sparse: the description names the affected file, routes, parameter, and Orange Forum 1.4.0, with one GitHub commit reference. No CVSS, CWE, exploit status, affected CPE, or fixed version is provided in the bundle.
Mitigation direction
- Identify any Orange Forum 1.4.0 deployments or forks.
- Review and apply the referenced upstream commit or current project guidance.
- Constrain post-authentication redirects to approved local paths or trusted destinations.
- Monitor authentication links for unexpected external redirect destinations.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether Orange Forum 1.4.0 code is deployed or forked internally.
- Review /login and /signup redirect handling around the next parameter.
- Verify redirect targets are validated before responses are issued.
- Check logs for suspicious authentication requests with unusual redirect values.
Public sources used
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- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/s-gv/orangeforum/commit/1f6313cb3a1e755880fc1354f3e1efc4dd2dd4aaCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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