Post-SSO phishing via unvalidated RelayState redirect
Published Aug 25, 2026 · Updated Aug 25, 2026
Open redirect in Kimai before 2.53.0 allows remote attackers with IdP access to send authenticated users to attacker-controlled sites. The SAML authentication success handler returns the RelayState POST value as a redirect target after checking only that it differs from the configured login path, without validating its host or scheme. SAML must be enabled, and exploitation requires an IdP-initiated flow controlled by an attacker with IdP administrative access or private SAML keys; the redirect supports phishing for credentials or session tokens.
Summary
What happened
Open redirect in Kimai before 2.53.0 allows remote attackers with IdP access to send authenticated users to attacker-controlled sites. The SAML authentication success handler returns the RelayState POST value as a redirect target after checking only that it differs from the configured login path, without validating its host or scheme. SAML must be enabled, and exploitation requires an IdP-initiated flow controlled by an attacker with IdP administrative access or private SAML keys; the redirect supports phishing for credentials or session tokens.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-80200
- Published
- Aug 25, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 25, 2026
- Vendor
- Kimai
- Product
- Kimai
- Classifications
- CWE-601, T1566.002
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 25, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 25, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0 <2.53.0
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Public exploit references
- GHSA RelayState redirect reproductionproof of concept · demonstrated
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