Open Redirect in CTFd (CVE-2026-78145)
Summary
Vulnerability in CTFd (CVE-2026-78145). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
A vulnerability has been found in CTFd up to 3.8.4. The affected element is the function _is_safe_url of the file CTFd/utils/validators/init.py. Such manipulation of the argument Next leads to open redirect. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The name of the patch is 5d8515842fd1ab2c3a9f2dde9ffca907aa334ea9. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.
Source: GitHub Security Advisories (Global) NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-78145 has been found in CTFd.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 4.3/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "CTFd CVE-2026-78145" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-78145 (CTFd) — CWE-601 / CVSS v3 4.3
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-601) exists in CTFd.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of CTFd.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 4.3/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'CTFd' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'CTFd' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で
CTFdを grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。 -
2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- web nvd.nist.gov
- web cna@vuldb.com
- web cna@vuldb.com
- web github.com
- web cna@vuldb.com
- web mblunt.dev
- web cna@vuldb.com
- web cna@vuldb.com
- web cna@vuldb.com
- web cna@vuldb.com
- web github.com
- web cna@vuldb.com
- web cna@vuldb.com