This affects the package Flask-Unchained before 0.9.0. When using the the validateredirecturl function, it is possible to bypass URL validation and redirect a user to an arbitrary URL by providing multiple back slashes such as \\\evil.com/path. This vulnerability is only exploitable if an alternative WSGI server other than Werkzeug is used, or the default behaviour of Werkzeug is modified using 'autocorrectlocationheader=False.
// cvss v3.1 vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Checked 2026-10-23 at 18:48 UTC. The most recent advisory here was published 2021-06-15. Updated continuously from NVD, GHSA, OSV and CNA feeds.