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Open Redirect

Medium · Access Control · CWE-601

Description

App redirects users to attacker-chosen URLs.

Root cause

Unvalidated redirect parameters.

Impact

Phishing via trusted domain.

Detection

Redirect param fuzzing.

Mitigation

Allow-list destinations; avoid user-controlled redirects.

Secure coding

Map IDs to internal routes instead of raw URLs.

Safe lab example

PortSwigger open redirect

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