CVE-2020-36665 is a medium-severity (CVSS 6.1) Open Redirect vulnerability in artesaos/seotools. 1 public exploit or proof-of-concept reference is indexed, so weaponization risk is real. A fix is available for artesaos/seotools — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Artesãos SEOTools Open Redirect vulnerability
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
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Real-World Exposure
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Description
A vulnerability was found in Artesãos SEOTools up to 0.17.1 and classified as critical. This issue affects the function eachValue of the file TwitterCards.php. The manipulation of the argument value leads to open redirect. Upgrading to version 0.17.2 is able to address this issue. The identifier of the patch is ca27cd0edf917e0bc805227013859b8b5a1f01fb. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier VDB-222233 was assigned to this vulnerability.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐘Packagist | artesaos/seotools | all versions | 0.17.2composer require artesaos/seotools:^0.17.2 |
Affected Products
seotoolseotool_projectResearch use only. For defensive security, authorized penetration testing, and academic research only. Never execute exploit code against systems without explicit written authorization.
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for artesaos/seotools, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update artesaos/seotools to 0.17.2 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2020-36665 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Stop reflecting attacker-controlled destinations: resolve every redirect target against an allowlist of paths or hosts you own, prefer a server-side key over a full URL in the request, and reject absolute URLs entirely where the flow only ever needs a relative one.
Frequently Asked Questions
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