Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2021-32645 lets an attacker abuse some tenancy multi-tenant Laravel deployments to send a user from the legitimate site to another site. The main business risk is phishing, brand abuse, and user trust damage, not server takeover. The vendor patched it in version 5.7.2.
Executive priority
Treat this as a moderate-priority web application fix. It is unlikely to compromise infrastructure directly, but exposed public sites could support phishing campaigns using trusted URLs. Prioritize internet-facing tenant applications and customer login flows.
Technical view
The flaw is CWE-601 open redirect in tenancy multi-tenant versions 5.6.0 through before 5.7.2. It applies when default Hostname Identification is used and tenants have force_https set to true. The patch strips special characters from URLs to prevent crafted redirect behavior.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to Laravel applications using tenancy multi-tenant versions >=5.6.0 and <5.7.2 with default Hostname Identification and tenant force_https enabled. Installations without those conditions are not described as affected in the provided sources.
Exploitation context
The sources describe user interaction as required and list CVSS 4.3. The bundle does not include CISA KEV status or other evidence of active exploitation. Open redirects are commonly useful in phishing because links appear to start on a trusted domain.
Researcher notes
No CPEs are provided. The affected condition is configuration-specific, so version checks alone are insufficient. The advisory names version 5.7.2 as patched and notes a workaround with a security tradeoff. No active exploitation evidence is present in the supplied bundle.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade tenancy multi-tenant to version 5.7.2 or later.
- Review the GitHub advisory for vendor-confirmed affected conditions.
- If upgrade is delayed, evaluate setting force_https to false per tenant.
- Document any force_https workaround because it may reduce connection security.
- Check vendor guidance before changing routing or tenant identification behavior.
Validation and detection
- Inventory applications using the tenancy multi-tenant package.
- Confirm installed versions are not >=5.6.0 and <5.7.2.
- Check whether default Hostname Identification is enabled.
- Identify tenants where force_https is set to true.
- Review staging behavior for unexpected external redirects after remediation.
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
- 4.3 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N2.81.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.0 score
4.3MediumVector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/tenancy/multi-tenant/security/advisories/GHSA-4r8q-gv9j-3xx6CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/tenancy/multi-tenant/commit/9c837a21bccce9bcaeb90033ef200d84f0d9e164CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://packagist.org/packages/hyn/multi-tenantCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://webmasters.googleblog.com/2009/01/open-redirect-urls-is-your-site-being.htmlCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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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.
