Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
Artesãos SEOTools 0.17.0 and 0.17.1 contain an open redirect issue in Twitter card handling. In affected use cases, a controlled value can cause redirection to an unintended destination, creating phishing or trust-abuse risk rather than direct system takeover.
Executive priority
Handle as a moderate-priority dependency upgrade. Prioritize sooner for public-facing applications where authenticated users, customers, or content editors can influence SEO or Twitter card metadata.
Technical view
CVE-2020-36665 is CWE-601 in TwitterCards.php, affecting the eachValue function when handling the value argument. Public sources name versions 0.17.0 and 0.17.1 as affected and identify 0.17.2 plus commit ca27cd0edf917e0bc805227013859b8b5a1f01fb as the fix.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to PHP/Laravel applications using Artesãos SEOTools 0.17.0 or 0.17.1, especially where untrusted or low-privileged users influence Twitter card values.
Exploitation context
The bundle does not show KEV listing or cited active exploitation. The provided CVSS vector indicates adjacent access, low complexity, low privileges, no user interaction, and low confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
Researcher notes
Evidence names the affected file, function, argument, versions, CWE, patch commit, and fixed release. The bundle does not provide exploit code, proof of active exploitation, or broader affected product evidence.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade Artesãos SEOTools to version 0.17.2 or later.
- Confirm deployed dependencies no longer include versions 0.17.0 or 0.17.1.
- Review vendor release notes and patch references for upgrade details.
- Restrict untrusted input used in Twitter card values where upgrade is delayed.
Validation and detection
- Inventory application dependencies for Artesãos SEOTools versions 0.17.0 and 0.17.1.
- Check composer lockfiles and deployed artifacts, not only source manifests.
- Review app paths that pass user-controlled values into Twitter card generation.
- Confirm the deployed package includes the referenced patch or release 0.17.2.
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: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.222233CVE reference · vdb-entry, technical-description
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.222233CVE 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.