# CVE-2017-14524: CVE-2017-14524

- Exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-09-27
- CVSS: not scored
- EPSS: 2.9% (87th percentile)

Multiple open redirect vulnerabilities in OpenText Documentum Administrator 7.2.0180.0055 allow remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via a (1) URL in the startat parameter to xda/help/en/default.htm or (2) /%09/ (slash encoded horizontal tab slash) followed by a domain in the redirectUrl parameter to xda/component/virtuallinkconnect.

## Edge WAF coverage (claimed by vendors, not measured)

| Vendor | Status | First rule | Days after publication |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloudflare | Before feed history | — | — |
| AWS | Before feed history | — | — |
| Microsoft Azure | No public claim | — | — |
| Google Cloud | Before feed history | — | — |
| Fastly | Before feed history | — | — |
| F5 | Rule published | 2024-05-21 | 2428 |
| Akamai | No public source | — | — |
| OWASP CRS | Before feed history | — | — |

### F5

- 2024-05-21 · new · rule 200010487
  > Added: signature 200010487 "OpenText Documentum Open Redirect (1)" (Predictable Resource Location, risk Medium), systems: Other Web Server. References: CVE-2017-14524, CVE-2017-14525.
  Source: https://docs.cloud.f5.com/docs-v2/platform/changelogs/security-details-changelog
- 2024-05-21 · new · rule 200010488
  > Added: signature 200010488 "OpenText Documentum Open Redirect (2)" (Predictable Resource Location, risk Medium), systems: Other Web Server. References: CVE-2017-14524, CVE-2017-14525.
  Source: https://docs.cloud.f5.com/docs-v2/platform/changelogs/security-details-changelog

## Our test (measured)

- OWASP Core Rule Set 4.25.0, paranoia level 1, anomaly threshold 5, default CRS settings: passed (0 of 1 requests blocked), template CVE-2017-14524, 2026-11-02
- OWASP Core Rule Set 4.25.0, paranoia level 2, anomaly threshold 5, default CRS settings: passed (0 of 1 requests blocked), template CVE-2017-14524, 2026-11-02

"No public claim" means no vendor statement names this CVE; "Before feed history" means the CVE is older than the vendor feed. In both cases generic rules may still block it.

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