CVE-2023-22797 Open Redirect Vulnerability in Action Pack
Attackers can bypass open redirect protections in Ruby on Rails using crafted URLs, potentially leading to phishing or malicious redirection.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2023-22797?
CVE-2023-22797 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Rubyonrails Rails, published on 9 Feb 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
An open redirect vulnerability is fixed in Rails 7.0.4.1 with the new protection against open redirects from calling redirect_to with untrusted user input. In prior versions the developer was fully responsible for only providing trusted input. However the check introduced could allow an attacker to bypass with a carefully crafted URL resulting in an open redirect vulnerability.
Weakness: CWE-601
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-22797?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including actionpack. It affects 2 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
actionpack RubyGems | From 7.0.0 | 7.0.4.1 |
actionpack RubyGems | From 7.0.0 | 7.0.4.1 |
Products include Actionpack Project Actionpack, Rubyonrails Rails.
How do I fix CVE-2023-22797?
Upgrade actionpack to 7.0.4.1 or later.
Is CVE-2023-22797 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-22797 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9445-4cr6-336r, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-22797.