A possible Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was found in actionpack gem. The redirect_to method in Rails allows provided values to contain characters which are not legal in an HTTP header value. This results in the potential for downstream services which enforce RFC compliance on HTTP response headers to remove the assigned Location header. The vulnerability is fixed in versions 6.1.7.4 and 7.0.5.1.
CVE-2023-28362 - Medium Severity Vulnerability
Vulnerable Library - actionpack-5.2.1.gem
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Library home page: https://rubygems.org/gems/actionpack-5.2.1.gem
Path to dependency file: /Gemfile.lock
Path to vulnerable library: /Gemfile.lock
Dependency Hierarchy: - web-console-3.7.0.gem (Root Library) - railties-5.2.1.gem - :x: **actionpack-5.2.1.gem** (Vulnerable Library)
Found in HEAD commit: eb4993bd8df975851a76fa1b4f6df3d3a741aeab
Found in base branch: master
Vulnerability Details
A possible Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was found in actionpack gem. The redirect_to method in Rails allows provided values to contain characters which are not legal in an HTTP header value. This results in the potential for downstream services which enforce RFC compliance on HTTP response headers to remove the assigned Location header. The vulnerability is fixed in versions 6.1.7.4 and 7.0.5.1.
Publish Date: 2023-03-15
URL: CVE-2023-28362
CVSS 3 Score Details (6.1)
Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: Required - Scope: Changed - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: Low - Integrity Impact: Low - Availability Impact: None
For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.Suggested Fix
Type: Upgrade version
Origin: https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/cve-2023-28362-possible-xss-via-user-supplied-values-to-redirect-to/83132
Release Date: 2023-03-15
Fix Resolution: actionpack - 6.1.7.3,7.0.5.1
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