Medium [CVE-2026-53683] Freeipa: idm: idm/freeipa web ui - client-side open redirect in reset_password.html
This medium-severity Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2026-53683 affecting Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.
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Summary
reset_password.html parses query string parameters and uses the 'url' parameter as a redirection target (window.location = url) after password reset, optionally delayed by a 'delay' parameter.
No validation or allowlisting is performed on url, enabling an attacker to redirect users to an arbitrary external site after completion of the password-reset workflow. Rated Moderate because exploitation requires a victim to follow a crafted link, and the direct technical impact is limited to a client-side redirect with no data disclosure or modification.
The practical risk is phishing/social-engineering enablement rather than a direct technical compromise. Red Hat severity: Moderate — CVSS 4.3 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N).
Affected Red Hat products: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. Will not fix / out of support: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
Red Hat does not currently list a fixing RHSA for this CVE.
Affected products named by the advisory: Red Hat package: ipa-client-common; Red Hat package: ipa-client-encrypted-dns; Red Hat package: ipa-client-epn; Red Hat package: ipa-client-samba; and 18 more.
Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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Mitigation checklist
- Eliminate arbitrary URL redirects. If a post-reset return URL is required, allowlist same-origin paths only, or validate against a strict allowlist of trusted hosts and the HTTPS scheme. Prefer server-generated, signed return tokens instead of raw URLs, and ensure the UI uses safe navigation helpers that reject dangerous schemes and external origins.
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