---
id: CVE-2011-1594
title: >-
  Spacewalk: spacewalk: open redirect vulnerability enables phishing attacks via
  url parameter
summary: >-
  A flaw was found in Spacewalk, as used in Red Hat Network Satellite. This open
  redirect vulnerability allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary
  web sites by manipulating a URL in the url_bounce parameter. This can enable
  att…
severity: medium
cvss: 6.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-601
vendor: Red Hat
product: spacewalk-config
affected:
  - spacewalk-config (all versions)
  - spacewalk-java (all versions)
  - spacewalk-web (all versions)
  - rhn-client-tools
  - rhnsd
  - yum-rhn-plugin
  - rhnsd
  - yum-rhn-plugin
published: '2014-02-05'
updated: '2026-11-05'
sourceUpdated: '2026-11-05T02:52:27.933Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1594'
references:
  - url: 'http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1299.html'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:1299'
    label: 'RHSA-2011:1299'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1594'
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=672167'
  - url: >-
      https://www.redhat.com/archives/spacewalk-announce-list/2011-December/msg00000.html
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.01456
epssPercentile: 0.73569
ingestedAt: '2026-11-05T21:36:00.715Z'
---

## Overview

A flaw was found in Spacewalk, as used in Red Hat Network Satellite. This open redirect vulnerability allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites by manipulating a URL in the url_bounce parameter. This can enable attackers to conduct phishing attacks, potentially leading to unauthorized information disclosure or credential theft.

## Affected

- `spacewalk-config (all versions)`
- `spacewalk-java (all versions)`
- `spacewalk-web (all versions)`
- `rhn-client-tools`
- `rhnsd`
- `yum-rhn-plugin`
- `rhnsd`
- `yum-rhn-plugin`

## Remediation

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

### Workarounds

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.