CVE-2022-4720Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Phishing redirects via auto-linked notification text

Published Dec 23, 2022 · Updated Apr 9, 2025

Open redirect in Rdiffweb before 2.5.5 allows remote attackers to send users to an attacker-controlled site through notification emails. Repository display names are inserted as plain text into notification templates, allowing mail clients to convert URL-like text into clickable links. Exploitation requires a recipient to follow the generated link, exposing that recipient to a phishing site rather than redirecting the Rdiffweb service itself.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability0.48%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Open redirect in Rdiffweb before 2.5.5 allows remote attackers to send users to an attacker-controlled site through notification emails. Repository display names are inserted as plain text into notification templates, allowing mail clients to convert URL-like text into clickable links. Exploitation requires a recipient to follow the generated link, exposing that recipient to a phishing site rather than redirecting the Rdiffweb service itself.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-4720
Published
Dec 23, 2022
Updated
Apr 9, 2025
Vendor
IKUS Software
Product
Rdiffweb
Classifications
CWE-601, T1566.002
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 23, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 9, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=unspecified <2.5.5

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

IKUS Software · Rdiffwebversion=unspecified <2.5.5

Published CVSS scores

6.1GitLab Advisory DatabaseCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
8.8GitHub Advisory DatabaseCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-601URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect')
T1566.002Phishing: Spearphishing Link

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