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CVE-2024-47530: Scout contains an Open Redirect on Login via `next`

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2024-09-30 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-601

Description

Scout is a web-based visualizer for VCF-files. Open redirect vulnerability allows performing phishing attacks on users by redirecting them to malicious page. /login API endpoint is vulnerable to open redirect attack via next parameter due to absence of sanitization logic. Additionally, due to lack of scheme validation, HTTPS Downgrade Attack can be performed on the users. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.89.

Affected products

• clinical-genomics/scout: before 4.89 — fixed in 4.89

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: clinical-genomics/scout 4.89. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/Clinical-Genomics/scout/commit/50055edfca9a7183b248019af97e1fb0b0065a02
• https://github.com/Clinical-Genomics/scout/security/advisories/GHSA-3x45-2m34-x95v

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