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diff --git a/doc/user/application_security/dast/checks/601.1.md b/doc/user/application_security/dast/checks/601.1.md index 26ccd877104..60249c2562d 100644 --- a/doc/user/application_security/dast/checks/601.1.md +++ b/doc/user/application_security/dast/checks/601.1.md @@ -8,17 +8,17 @@ info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated w ## Description -This site was found to allow open redirects from user supplied input. Open redirects are commonly -abused in phishing attacks where the original domain or URL looks like a legitimate link, but then -redirects a user to a malicious site. An example would be -`https://example.com/redirect?url=https://%62%61%64%2e%63%6f%6d%2f%66%61%6b%65%6c%6f%67%69%6e` which, +This site was found to allow open redirects from user supplied input. Open redirects are commonly +abused in phishing attacks where the original domain or URL looks like a legitimate link, but then +redirects a user to a malicious site. An example would be +`https://example.com/redirect?url=https://%62%61%64%2e%63%6f%6d%2f%66%61%6b%65%6c%6f%67%69%6e` which, when decoded turns into `bad.com/fakelogin`. ## Remediation -Never redirect a client based on user input found in a `GET` request. It is recommended that the list -of target links to redirect a user to are contained server side, and retrieved using a numerical value -as an index to return the link to be redirected to. For example, `/redirect?id=1` would cause the +Never redirect a client based on user input found in a `GET` request. It is recommended that the list +of target links to redirect a user to are contained server side, and retrieved using a numerical value +as an index to return the link to be redirected to. For example, `/redirect?id=1` would cause the application to look up the `1` index and return a URL such as `https://example.com`. This URL would then be used to redirect the user, using the 301 response code and `Location` header. |