External URL Navigation Vulnerability in React Router by Remix Run
CVE-2025-68470
6.5MEDIUM
What is CVE-2025-68470?
React Router, a popular routing library for React applications, has a vulnerability allowing an attacker to manipulate navigation paths. When untrusted content is passed into navigation methods like navigate(), , or redirect(), the application may redirect users to malicious external URLs. This could lead to phishing attacks or data leakage. The issue has been resolved in the patched versions 6.30.2 and 7.9.6, emphasizing the need for developers to validate input when handling navigation aspects.
Affected Version(s)
react-router >= 7.0.0, < 7.9.6 < 7.0.0, 7.9.6
react-router >= 6.0.0, < 6.30.2 < 6.0.0, 6.30.2
References
CVSS V3.1
Score:
6.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
High
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged
Timeline
Vulnerability published
Vulnerability Reserved
