# CVE-2026-86256: wger before 2.6 Open Redirect via trainer-login next parameter

- Also known as: GHSA-VQV8-J3MJ-WJXJ
- Severity: CVSS 5.1 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.6
- Published: 2026-09-06 · Updated: 2026-09-09

## Affected

- wger-project wger: fixed in 2.6
- wger (PyPI): fixed in 2.6

## Description

wger before 2.6 (affected versions <= 2.5.0) contains an open redirect vulnerability in the trainer_login view (wger/core/views/user.py). After a trainer enters impersonation mode, the view redirects to the user-supplied 'next' GET parameter via HttpResponseRedirect() without validating it with url_has_allowed_host_and_scheme(). An attacker who delivers a crafted link to an authenticated trainer can redirect the trainer's browser to an attacker-controlled domain, enabling phishing and leaking the wger URL structure (including the impersonated user's user_pk) via the Referer header.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on wger-project wger, wger, upgrade to a fixed version (2.6) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/wger-project/wger/security/advisories/GHSA-vqv8-j3mj-wjxj
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wger-before-2.6-open-redirect-via-trainer-login-next-parameter

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