Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This is a medium-severity open redirect issue in Artesãos SEOTools. If an application uses affected versions and lets a user influence the SEO title value, that input may be abused to redirect users unexpectedly. The provided sources identify version 0.17.2 as the fix.
Executive priority
Treat this as a targeted dependency update, not an emergency, unless affected applications are public-facing and allow low-privileged users to influence SEO metadata. Patch during the next security maintenance cycle.
Technical view
CVE-2020-36664 affects Artesãos SEOTools SEOMeta.php setTitle in versions 0.17.0 and 0.17.1. Manipulating the title argument is classified as CWE-601 open redirect. The CVSS 3.1 score is 5.5 with low confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. The cited fix is commit ca27cd0edf917e0bc805227013859b8b5a1f01fb and release v0.17.2.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to applications that include Artesãos SEOTools 0.17.0 or 0.17.1, especially where untrusted users can influence values passed to setTitle. The bundle does not identify other affected products or downstream frameworks.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not report active exploitation, and the CVE is not marked KEV. The CVSS vector requires adjacent access and low privileges, with no user interaction. Evidence is insufficient to describe real-world exploitation patterns.
Researcher notes
The provided evidence names the affected function, file, versions, CWE, CVSS vector, patch commit, and fixed release. It does not provide exploit details, alternative mitigations, or confirmed exploitation. Avoid expanding scope beyond Artesãos SEOTools 0.17.0 and 0.17.1.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade Artesãos SEOTools to version 0.17.2 or later.
- Confirm dependency lockfiles no longer pin version 0.17.0 or 0.17.1.
- Review the referenced GitHub patch and release notes.
- If upgrade is blocked, check vendor guidance for supported alternatives.
Validation and detection
- Inventory applications using the Artesãos SEOTools package.
- Check installed versions against 0.17.0 and 0.17.1.
- Review code paths passing user-controlled data to SEOMeta.php setTitle.
- Verify production deployments include the patched dependency version.
Public sources used
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CWE-601: User-session and phishing behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.5 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L2.13.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
5.5MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://vuldb.com/?id.222232CVE reference · vdb-entry, technical-description
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.222232CVE reference · signature, permissions-required
- https://github.com/artesaos/seotools/pull/201CVE reference · issue-tracking
- https://github.com/artesaos/seotools/commit/ca27cd0edf917e0bc805227013859b8b5a1f01fbCVE reference · patch
- https://github.com/artesaos/seotools/releases/tag/v0.17.2CVE reference · patch
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CWE details
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URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect')
URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.