Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-40779

Open Redirect in Icewarp Deep Castle G2 13.0.1.2

Published
14 September 2023
Modified
21 November 2024
CVSS Score v3.1 6.1
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS Score 0.014 69th percentile
Risk Priority 65 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2023-40779 is a medium-severity Open Redirect (CWE-601) vulnerability in Icewarp Deep Castle G2. Its CVSS base score is 6.1 (Medium).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Phishing (T1566); ranked in the top 31% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary

Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.

CVE-2023-40779 is an open redirection issue, tracked under CWE-601, that affects IceWarp Mail Server Deep Castle 2 version 13.0.1.2. The vulnerability resides in the web client component and permits a remote attacker to supply a crafted request to a URL that triggers the flaw, resulting in a CVSS 6.1 rating driven by network attack vector, low complexity, and required user interaction.

An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit the weakness by sending a maliciously formed URL to a victim user. Successful exploitation allows the attacker to redirect the user to an arbitrary destination under attacker control, which can be leveraged to facilitate phishing or further client-side attacks that ultimately lead to arbitrary code execution within the affected session.

Public references describe the flaw as an open redirection vulnerability in the IceWarp Webclient product and provide technical details on the request manipulation required for exploitation. No vendor advisory or patch information is included in the supplied references.

The EPSS score for this CVE has remained flat at its peak value of 0.4052 since disclosure, indicating no material increase in observed exploitation interest.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

An issue in IceWarp Mail Server Deep Castle 2 v.13.0.1.2 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted request to the URL.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1566 Phishing Initial Access
Adversaries may send phishing messages to gain access to victim systems.
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2025-40630Same vendor: Icewarp
CVE-2026-24768Shared CWE-601
CVE-2025-34504Shared CWE-601
CVE-2023-46750Shared CWE-601
CVE-2024-24764Shared CWE-601
CVE-2025-8066Shared CWE-601
CVE-2024-35133Shared CWE-601
CVE-2025-64754Shared CWE-601
CVE-2024-37830Shared CWE-601
CVE-2025-7785Shared CWE-601

Affected Assets

icewarp
deep castle g2
13.0.1.2

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V3.7.2

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

addresses: CWE-601

Security awareness includes verifying URLs and avoiding untrusted redirects that lead to malicious sites.

addresses: CWE-601

Validates redirect targets and URLs to ensure they conform to allowed destinations.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices directly require input validation and untrusted-redirect controls that prevent CWE-601.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

mitigates

Preventing access to attacker-controlled or malicious sites stops users from being redirected to untrusted locations via open-redirect or phishing links.

References