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Reddit · Report #1962645

[accounts.reddit.com] Redirect parameter allows for XSS

Validstatus
highseverity
$5,000bounty
394upvotes
18 May 2023disclosed

How it was found

Summary:

Hello team! I was tampering with the dest parameter in accounts.reddit.com and found out it is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting once the victim performs the log in.

Steps To Reproduce:

  1. Enter to the following link: https://accounts.reddit.com/?dest=javascript:alert(document.domain)
  • If not signed in, the user will be promped to log in and after doing so XSS will excecute

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  • If user is logged into his account, following the link will also make the XSS pop up

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Impact

An attacker could trick users into executing XSS, executing code and stealing their cookies only by them logging in.

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