vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2021-44528): rails vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N) | Jan 10, 2022 | Jun 26, 2025 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
Jan 10, 2022
Added
Jun 26, 2025
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
A open redirect vulnerability exists in Action Pack >= 6.0.0 that could allow an attacker to craft a "X-Forwarded-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.
Solution
no-fix-ubuntu-package
References
- CVE-2021-44528
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2021-44528
- CWE-601
- EUVD-EUVD-2021-2571
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2021-2571
- https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/0fccfb9a3097a9c4260c791f1a40b128517e7815
- https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/aecba3c301b80e9d5a63c30ea1b287bceaf2c107
- https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/fd6a64fef1d0f7f40a8d4b046da882e83163299c
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-44528
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/12/14/5
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