CVE-2017-0909
highpriority · track · 40EPSS 0.020 · 81 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
The private_address_check ruby gem before 0.4.1 is vulnerable to a bypass due to an incomplete blacklist of common private/local network addresses used to prevent server-side request forgery.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.5–9.8
weaknesses
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affected products (3)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- private address check project private address check< 0.4.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:private_address_check_project:private_address_check:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- GHSA-3v3c-r5v2-68phprivate_address_check contains Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs2017-11-30ghsa · osvUS
The private_address_check ruby gem before 0.4.1 is vulnerable to a bypass due to an incomplete blacklist of common private/local network addresses used to prevent server-side request forgery.
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (6)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://github.com/jtdowney/private_address_check/pull/3cnnvd
- https://hackerone.com/reports/288950cnnvd
- https://github.com/jtdowney/private_address_check/pull/3enisa_euvd
- https://hackerone.com/reports/288950enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/jtdowney/private_address_check/pull/3Issue TrackingThird Party Advisorynvd
- https://hackerone.com/reports/288950Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisorynvd
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