CVE-2022-25295 is a medium-severity (CVSS 5.4) Open Redirect vulnerability in github.com/gophish/gophish. 1 public exploit or proof-of-concept reference is indexed, so weaponization risk is real. A fix is available for github.com/gophish/gophish — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Open Redirect
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
This affects the package github.com/gophish/gophish before 0.12.0. The Open Redirect vulnerability exists in the next query parameter. The application uses url.Parse(r.FormValue("next")) to extract path and eventually redirect user to a relative URL, but if next parameter starts with multiple backslashes like \\\example.com, browser will redirect user to http://example.com.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐹Go | github.com/gophish/gophish | all versions | 0.12.0go get github.com/gophish/gophish@v0.12.0 |
Affected Products
gophishgetgophishResearch 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 github.com/gophish/gophish, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update github.com/gophish/gophish to 0.12.0 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2022-25295 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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