CVE-2023-22298Network attack vector

Phishing redirects via unchecked login next parameter

Published Jan 17, 2023 · Updated Apr 3, 2025

Open redirect in pgAdmin 4 before 6.14 allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary websites through a crafted login URL. In server mode, the login page accepts the next parameter as a post-login destination without restricting it to a local pgAdmin path. No authentication is required to prepare the URL, but a user must follow it for the redirect and resulting phishing exposure to occur.

CVSS severity6.1
Medium
EPSS probability0.92%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Open redirect in pgAdmin 4 before 6.14 allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary websites through a crafted login URL. In server mode, the login page accepts the next parameter as a post-login destination without restricting it to a local pgAdmin path. No authentication is required to prepare the URL, but a user must follow it for the redirect and resulting phishing exposure to occur.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-22298
Published
Jan 17, 2023
Updated
Apr 3, 2025
Vendor
pgAdmin Development Team
Product
pgAdmin 4
Classifications
CWE-601, T1204.001, T1566.002
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 17, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 3, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=versions prior to v6.14

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

pgAdmin Development Team · pgAdmin 4version=versions prior to v6.14

Published CVSS scores

6.1NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A: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 exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-601URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect')
T1204.001Malicious Link
T1566.002Spearphishing Link

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