CVE-2021-22885
mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.041 · 91 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A possible information disclosure / unintended method execution vulnerability in Action Pack >= 2.0.0 when using the `redirect_to` or `polymorphic_url`helper with untrusted user input.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.5
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affected products (24)
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- rubyonrails actionpack page-cachingall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:actionpack_page-caching:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advisories (2)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2022-0341Ruby on Rails: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2021-05-05csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Ruby on Rails ausnutzen, um Informationen offenzulegen, einen Denial of Service Zustand auszulösen und Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen.
- GHSA-hjg4-8q5f-x6fmAction Pack contains Information Disclosure / Unintended Method Execution vulnerability2021-05-05ghsa · osvUS
Impact ------ There is a possible information disclosure / unintended method execution vulnerability in Action Pack when using the `redirect_to` or `polymorphic_url` helper with untrusted user input. Vulnerable code will look like this. ``` redirect_to(params[:some_param]) ``` All users running an affected release should either upgrade or use one of the workarounds immediately. Releases -------- The FIXED releases are available at the normal locations. Workarounds ----------- To work around this problem, it is recommended to use an allow list for valid parameters passed from the user. For example, ```ruby private def check(param) case param when "valid" param else "/" end end def index redirect_to(check(params[:some_param])) end ``` Or force the user input to be cast to a string like this, ```ruby def index redirect_to(params[:some_param].to_s) end ``` Patches ------- To aid users who aren't able to upgrade immediately we have provided patches for the two supported release series. They are in git-am format and consist of a single changeset. * 5-2-information-disclosure.patch - Patch for 5.2 series * 6-0-information-disclosure.patch - Patch for 6.0 series * 6-1-information-disclosure.patch - Patch for 6.1 series Please note that only the 5.2, 6.0, and 6.1 series are supported at present. Users of earlier unsupported releases are advised to upgrade as soon as possible as we cannot guarantee the continued availability of security fixes for unsupported releases. Credits ------- Thanks to Benoit Côté-Jodoin from Shopify for reporting this.
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references (23)
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2021-22885cnnvd
- https://hackerone.com/reports/1106652cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164991/Red-Hat-Security-Advisory-2021-4702-01.htmlcnnvd
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210805-0009/cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/rails-two-vulnerabilities-35391cnnvd
- https://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2021/5/5/Rails-versions-6-1-3-2-6-0-3-7-5-2-4-6-and-5-2-6-have-been-released/Patchcnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2021.1596cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2021.1751cnnvd
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