---
id: CVE-2026-53683
title: >-
  Freeipa: idm: idm/freeipa web ui - client-side open redirect in
  reset_password.html
summary: >-
  reset_password.html parses query string parameters and uses the 'url'
  parameter as a redirection target (window.location = url) after password
  reset, optionally delayed by a 'delay' parameter. No validation or
  allowlisting is performed o…
severity: medium
cvss: 4.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-601
vendor: Red Hat
product: ipa
affected:
  - ipa (all versions)
  - ipa
  - ipa (all versions)
  - 'idm:client/ipa (all versions)'
  - 'idm:DL1/ipa (all versions)'
  - ipa (all versions)
  - ipa (all versions)
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-02T13:42:27.868419Z'
published: '2026-09-02'
updated: '2026-09-14'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-14T07:53:31.159Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53683'
references:
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-53683'
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2487512'
    label: RHBZ#2487512
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00162
epssPercentile: 0.05804
ingestedAt: '2026-09-14T15:23:07.464Z'
---

## Overview

reset_password.html parses query string parameters and uses the 'url' parameter as a redirection target (window.location = url) after password reset, optionally delayed by a 'delay' parameter. No validation or allowlisting is performed on url, enabling an attacker to redirect users to an arbitrary external site after completion of the password-reset workflow.

## Affected

- `ipa (all versions)`
- `ipa`
- `ipa (all versions)`
- `idm:client/ipa (all versions)`
- `idm:DL1/ipa (all versions)`
- `ipa (all versions)`
- `ipa (all versions)`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.

### Workarounds

Eliminate arbitrary URL redirects. If a post-reset return URL is required, allowlist same-origin paths only, or validate against a strict allowlist of trusted hosts and the HTTPS scheme. Prefer server-generated, signed return tokens instead of raw URLs, and ensure the UI uses safe navigation helpers that reject dangerous schemes and external origins.