# CVE-2025-34504: KodExplorer 4.52 Open Redirect Vulnerability via User Login Endpoint

Status: published. Published: 2025-12-11. Updated: 2026-11-08.

KodExplorer 4.52 contains an open redirect vulnerability in the user login page that allows attackers to manipulate the 'link' parameter. Attackers can craft malicious URLs in the link parameter to redirect users to arbitrary external websites after authentication.

## Remediation

No remediation reported in collected sources

## Affected products and versions

- kodcloud / KodExplorer: 4.52 (affected). Source: CNA: VulnCheck

## Severity and prioritization

- CVSS 4.0: 5.3 (medium); CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N; source: CNA: VulnCheck

- CISA KEV: No listing in collected sources

- EPSS: 0.32% as of 2026-11-08; percentile 25.23%

- SSVC: exploitation poc; automatable no; technical impact partial; source ADP: CISA-ADP

- Weaknesses: CWE-601

## Exploit evidence

- exploit: https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/52245 (CNA: VulnCheck)

## References

- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/52245 (CNA: VulnCheck; exploit)

- https://kodcloud.com/ (CNA: VulnCheck; product)

- https://github.com/kalcaddle/KodExplorer/releases/tag/4.52 (CNA: VulnCheck; product, release-notes)

- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/kodexplorer-open-redirect-vulnerability-via-user-login-endpoint (CNA: VulnCheck; third-party-advisory)

## Provenance

- CNA: VulnCheck: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-34504; retrieved 2026-11-08; source updated 2026-11-08

- FIRST EPSS: https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2025-34504; retrieved 2026-11-08; source updated Not reported

Revision: 82ffd220ca1470507ba444b67859807d1aa5f3ed29eff5c00ed6572d60d0a51f

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