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FlexCity EUVDEUVD-2026-46186

| CVE-2026-8284 MEDIUM
URL Redirection to Untrusted Site (Open Redirect) (CWE-601)
2026-07-21 TR-CERT GHSA-54rq-gf2j-3p48
6.1
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: TR-CERT
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Attacker crafts FlexCity URL with malicious redirect parameter
  2. Delivery
    Delivers link via phishing email using trusted domain
  3. Exploit
    Victim clicks legitimate-looking FlexCity URL
  4. Execution
    FlexCity performs unvalidated redirect to attacker-controlled site
  5. Impact
    Victim submits credentials on fake page

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V3 - Web Frontend Security Redirect URL validation
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Initial Access

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Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires that a victim user click an attacker-crafted URL served from the FlexCity application, making user interaction (UI:R per CVSS) the primary limiting factor - passive or automated network-level exploitation is not possible. No attacker authentication is required (PR:N). The redirect functionality must be accessible via an HTTP/S endpoint in FlexCity, which the description implies is standard application behavior rather than a non-default feature. Affected versions are limited to 5.536.0 through 11052026; versions outside this range are not confirmed vulnerable. No indication of a required special configuration or deployment mode was found in the available data.

Impact

The CVSS 6.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N) indicates network-reachable, low-complexity, unauthenticated attack requiring one user interaction (clicking a crafted link). The Changed scope elevates the score from what would otherwise be a lower-impact local issue. No EPSS score was provided in available data, so exploitation probability cannot be quantitatively assessed. No CISA KEV listing exists, and no public POC was identified, suggesting the vulnerability is not currently being exploited at scale. Real-world risk is moderate: open redirects are routinely weaponized in spear-phishing campaigns precisely because the initial URL bears a legitimate, trusted domain - lending credibility before the redirect occurs. The absence of an availability impact (A:N) and the limited C:L/I:L scope means this vulnerability does not enable direct system compromise, but its social-engineering utility is well-documented in threat actor toolkits.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker registers a convincing lookalike phishing domain (e.g., mimicking the organization's login portal) and crafts a FlexCity URL embedding the phishing site as the redirect target parameter. The URL is delivered via email or messaging using the trusted FlexCity domain as the visible link, increasing click-through likelihood; upon clicking, the user is silently forwarded to the attacker-controlled site where credentials are harvested. No public POC exists at time of analysis, but this attack pattern requires only a text editor and a hosting account - no specialized tooling.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.1% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Jul 21, 2026

Open redirect in Universal Software Inc. FlexCity (versions 5.536.0 through 11052026) enables remote unauthenticated attackers to craft trusted-domain URLs that silently redirect victims to arbitrary external sites, facilitating phishing and credential harvesting. The CVSS 6.1 (Medium) vector carries S:C (Changed scope), confirming the impact escapes the application boundary to affect users on third-party systems. No public exploit code and no CISA KEV listing have been identified at time of analysis, reported by TR-CERT.

RemediationAI

Consult the TR-CERT advisory at https://siberguvenlik.gov.tr/guvenlik-bildirimleri/detay/tr-26-0593 and contact Universal Software Inc. directly for a patched release; no exact fixed version number was identified in available data, so 'Patch available per vendor advisory' is the most specific claim supportable. As a compensating control, implement server-side URL allowlisting on any redirect endpoint, rejecting destination parameters that do not match an approved list of internal domains - this directly neutralizes the CWE-601 root cause with no functional trade-off for legitimate use cases. Supplement with a redirect interstitial warning page that alerts users they are leaving the application, reducing the phishing effectiveness of any bypass. Web application firewall (WAF) rules blocking common open-redirect bypass patterns (protocol-relative URLs, CRLF injection, URL encoding tricks) can provide additional defense-in-depth but should not substitute for server-side fix.

Affected VersionsENISA

FlexCity 5.536.0 ≤11052026

Affected Packages

euvd flexcity no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

CWE-601 (URL Redirection to Untrusted Site) describes a class of flaws where user-supplied input determines a redirect destination without adequate whitelist or allowlist enforcement on the server side. FlexCity (CPE: cpe:2.3:a:universal_software_inc.:flexcity:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*), a web application product by Universal Software Inc., fails to validate or restrict redirect target URLs, allowing external domains to be injected as redirect parameters. The CVSS metric S:C (Changed scope) is canonical for open redirect, reflecting that the trust boundary is crossed: the initial request hits FlexCity, but the security consequence (phishing landing page) is realized in a system outside the vulnerable component.

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Severity by source

Vendor (TR-CERT) PRIMARY 6.1 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
vuln.today AI 6.1 MEDIUM

Network-reachable redirect requiring no privileges; UI:R because victim must click crafted link; S:C because redirect escapes application boundary; no availability impact.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (TR-CERT).

CVSS VectorVendor: TR-CERT

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

DescriptionCVE.org

URL redirection to untrusted site ('open redirect') vulnerability in Universal Software Inc. FlexCity allows Input Data Manipulation.

This issue affects FlexCity: from 5.536.0 through 11052026.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 96% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
niche vendor, limited public deployment footprint evident
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.1%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

30
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +30
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0
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