# CVE-2025-62379: Open Redirect in reflex-dev/reflex

- Also known as: PYSEC-2026-1868, GHSA-RFH5-C9H5-Q8JM
- Severity: CVSS 3.1 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.8.15
- Published: 2025-10-15 · Updated: 2025-10-15

## Affected

- reflex-dev reflex: from 0.5.4, fixed in 0.8.15
- reflex (PyPI): from 0.5.4, through 0.8.14

## Description

Reflex is a library to build full-stack web apps in pure Python. In versions 0.5.4 through 0.8.14, the /auth-codespace endpoint automatically assigns the redirect_to query parameter value directly to client-side links without any validation and triggers automatic clicks when the page loads in a GitHub Codespaces environment. This allows attackers to redirect users to arbitrary external URLs. The vulnerable route is only registered when a Codespaces environment is detected, and the detection is controlled by environment variables. The same behavior can be activated in production if the GITHUB_CODESPACES_PORT_FORWARDING_DOMAIN environment variable is set. The vulnerability occurs because the code assigns the redirect_to query parameter directly to a.href without any validation and immediately triggers a click (automatic navigation), allowing users to be sent to arbitrary external domains. The execution condition is based on the presence of a sessionStorage flag, meaning it triggers immediately on first visits or in incognito/private browsing windows, with no server-side origin/scheme whitelist or internal path enforcement defenses in place. This issue has been patched in version 0.8.15. As a workaround, users can ensure that GITHUB_CODESPACES_PORT_FORWARDING_DOMAIN is not set in a production environment.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on reflex-dev reflex, reflex, upgrade to a fixed version (0.8.15) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/reflex-dev/reflex/security/advisories/GHSA-rfh5-c9h5-q8jm
- https://github.com/reflex-dev/reflex/commit/ade12549f3c0ddab3d7382c581bc04a3c1f989ec

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