SecurinZero Days
    Email Us
    Zero-Day Research/CVE-2020-14446
    ▲ MediumCVSS 6.1✓ PatchedEPSS 0.00109%

    Open Redirect in WSO2 Product

    An issue was discovered in WSO2 Identity Server through 5.10.0 and WSO2 IS as Key Manager through 5.10.0. An open redirect exists.

    CVE IDCVE-2020-14446
    CVSS v3.16.1 Medium
    VendorWSO2
    CWECWE-601
    DisclosedFeb 10, 2020
    StatusFixed
    All advisories
    • 01Description
    • 02Proof of Concept
    • 03Impact
    • 04Remediation
    • 05Timeline
    • 06References
    01/Description

    What this actually is.

    Technical background, root cause, and affected surface.

    Client-side open redirect arises when an application incorporates user-controllable data into the target of a redirection in an unsafe way. XSS payload is allowed to redirect the user to the external domain in the product WSO2 Identity Server version 5.9.0.

    *Affected Products: WSO2 IS as Key Manager 5.9.0 or earlier, WSO2 Identity Server 5.9.0 or earlier

    Vendor
    WSO2
    Affected Product
    See Full List Below*
    CVE
    CVE-2020-14446
    Securin ID
    2020-CSW-06-1044
    Status
    Fixed
    Date
    February 10, 2020
    Severity
    Medium
    CVSS Score
    6.1
    Vector
    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    CWE
    CWE-601
    02/Proof of Concept

    From one request
    to root shell.

    Reproduced in a sandboxed environment. Requires only LAN or WiFi adjacency.

    6.1CVSS 3.1
    VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    ScopeChanged
    ImpactC:L / I:L / A:N
    SeverityMedium

    The following vulnerability was tested on WSO2 Identity Server Manager version 5.9.0 Product.

    PoC · Exploitation Steps▲ trigger
    01Issue 01: Client-side URL Redirection.02Figure 01: Navigating to the Policy Administration and Clicking the Add New Entitlement Policy Link.03Figure 02: Clicking the Write Policy in XML opens the URL and Editor.04Figure 03: Entering the domain http://evil.com in the variable CallbackURL.05Figure 04: Entered domain saved in the DOM object and reflected in the Response body.06Figure 05: Forwarding the request and clicking the Cancel button triggers the URL navigation script and redirects to the custom entered domain.
    03/Impact

    What an attacker does to you.

    Post-exploitation outcomes mapped to CVSS impact metrics.

    An attacker can construct a URL within the application that causes a redirection to an arbitrary external domain. This behavior can be leveraged to facilitate phishing attacks against users of the application.

    04/Remediation

    Fix it. In this order.

    A runbook, not a checklist. Sequence matters — assume compromise before you act.

    Download and apply the relevant fixes based on the changes from the public fix: https://github.com/wso2/carbon-identity-framework/pull/2848

    Securin advisory — For coordinated remediation support or threat-actor briefings related to CVE-2020-14446, contact disclose@securin.io
    05/Disclosure Timeline

    Vendors moved in days.
    Attackers in hours.

    Reconstructed from vendor advisories, CISA bulletins, and Securin research records.

    Jan 31,2020

    Discovered in WSO2 Identity Server Manager version 5.9.0

    Feb 04, 2020

    CSW conducted an Internal Review

    Feb 10, 2020

    Reported to the WSO2 security team

    June 05, 2020

    Published to the public domain

    Disclosed 126 days after discovery

    06/References

    Cite, verify, go deeper.

    Primary sources — NVD, CISA KEV, and machine-readable IoC feed.

    NVD

    NVD — CVE-2020-14446

    nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14446 →
    SEC

    Securin VI — Full Technical Analysis

    vi.securin.io →

    Let Securin level up your security posture.

    Get a live exposure assessment, threat-actor briefing tailored to your sector, and IoC mapping for your SIEM.

    Browse all advisories
    SecurinSecurinZero Days

    Securin's zero-day research operation combines frontier AI models with a decade of offensive expertise — discovering, validating, and coordinating the disclosure of high-impact vulnerabilities at a scale and speed no human team achieves alone.

    Glossary
    © 2026 Securin Inc · CVE Numbering Authority
    Privacy Policy·Data Processing Addendum