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Flask-AppBuilder open redirect vulnerability using HTTP host injection

Moderate severity GitHub Reviewed Published May 16, 2025 in dpgaspar/Flask-AppBuilder • Updated May 16, 2025

Package

pip flask-appbuilder (pip)

Affected versions

< 4.6.2

Patched versions

4.6.2

Description

Impact

Flask-AppBuilder prior to 4.6.2 would allow for a malicious unauthenticated actor to perform an open redirect by manipulating the Host header in HTTP requests.

Patches

Flask-AppBuilder 4.6.2 introduced the FAB_SAFE_REDIRECT_HOSTS configuration variable, which allows administrators to explicitly define which domains are considered safe for redirection.

Examples:

FAB_SAFE_REDIRECT_HOSTS = ["yourdomain.com", "sub.yourdomain.com", "*.yourcompany.com"]

Workarounds

Use a Reverse Proxy to Enforce Trusted Host Headers

References

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References

@dpgaspar dpgaspar published to dpgaspar/Flask-AppBuilder May 16, 2025
Published by the National Vulnerability Database May 16, 2025
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 16, 2025
Reviewed May 16, 2025
Last updated May 16, 2025

Severity

Moderate

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

EPSS score

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

This score estimates the probability of this vulnerability being exploited within the next 30 days. Data provided by FIRST.
(7th percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2025-32962

GHSA ID

GHSA-99pm-ch96-ccp2

Source code

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