# 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.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **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:** Yes
- **Published:** 9 Feb 2023
- **Updated:** 24 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9445-4cr6-336r, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-22797

## 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 (URL Redirection to Untrusted Site)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-22797?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including actionpack. It affects 2 products.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `actionpack` | RubyGems | From 7.0.0 | 7.0.4.1 |
| `actionpack` | RubyGems | From 7.0.0 | 7.0.4.1 |

Products: 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.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-22797 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-22797 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- actionpack (RubyGems): affected from 7.0.0; fixed in 7.0.4.1
- actionpack (RubyGems): affected from 7.0.0; fixed in 7.0.4.1

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22797/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22797/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-22797
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-22797
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-22797

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.