CVE-2021-22881
The Host Authorization middleware in Action Pack before 6.1.2.1, 6.0.3.5 suffers from an open redirect vulnerability. Specially crafted `Host` headers in combination with certain "allowed host" formats can cause the Host Authorization middleware in Action Pack to redirect users to a malicious website. Impacted applications will have allowed hosts with a leading dot. When an allowed host contains a leading dot, a specially crafted `Host` header can be used to redirect to a malicious website.
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
10 explicit affected versions
17 explicit affected versions
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
The Host Authorization middleware in Action Pack before 6.1.2.1, 6.0.3.5 suffers from an open redirect vulnerability. Specially crafted `Host` headers in combination with certain "allowed host" formats can cause the Host Authorization middleware in Action Pack to redirect users to a malicious website.
The Host Authorization middleware in Action Pack before 6.1.2.1, 6.0.3.5 suffers from an open redirect vulnerability. Specially crafted `Host` headers in combination with certain "allowed host" formats can cause the Host Authorization middleware in Action Pack to redirect users to a malicious website. Impacted applications will have allowed hosts with a leading dot. When an allowed host contains a leading dot, a specially crafted `Host` header can be used to redirect to a malicious website.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/05/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/20/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/12/14/5
- https://benjamin-bouchet.com/cve-2021-22881-faille-de-securite-dans-le-middleware-hostauthorization
- https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/cve-2021-22881-possible-open-redirect-in-host-authorization-middleware/77130
- https://github.com/rails/rails
- https://github.com/rails/rails/blob/v6.1.2.1/actionpack/CHANGELOG.md
- https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/b5de7b3a4787d8a55aaad39f477c16e3af65e444
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/actionpack/CVE-2021-22881.yml
- https://groups.google.com/g/rubyonrails-security/c/zN_3qA26l6E
- https://hackerone.com/reports/1047447
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/XQ3NS4IBYE2I3MVMGAHFZBZBIZGHXHT3
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22881
- https://rubygems.org/gems/actionpack
- https://benjamin-bouchet.com/cve-2021-22881-faille-de-securite-dans-le-middleware-hostauthorization/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XQ3NS4IBYE2I3MVMGAHFZBZBIZGHXHT3/