Open redirect in Ruby on Rails - CVE-2023-22797
Published: January 18, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU71306
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-22797
CWE-ID: CWE-601
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to redirect victims to arbitrary URL.
The vulnerability exists due to improper sanitization of user-supplied data in Action Pack. A remote attacker can create a link that leads to a trusted website, however, when clicked, redirects the victim to arbitrary domain.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to perform a phishing attack and steal potentially sensitive information.
Affected software
Ruby on Rails
Fedora
rubygem-actioncable-7.0.4.2-1.fc38 rubygem-actionmailbox-7.0.4.2-1.fc38 rubygem-actionmailer-7.0.4.2-1.fc38 rubygem-actionpack-7.0.4.2-1.fc38 rubygem-actiontext-7.0.4.2-1.fc38 rubygem-actionview-7.0.4.2-1.fc38 rubygem-activejob-7.0.4.2-1.fc38 rubygem-acti
Fedora
rubygem-actioncable-7.0.4.2-1.fc38 rubygem-actionmailbox-7.0.4.2-1.fc38 rubygem-actionmailer-7.0.4.2-1.fc38 rubygem-actionpack-7.0.4.2-1.fc38 rubygem-actiontext-7.0.4.2-1.fc38 rubygem-actionview-7.0.4.2-1.fc38 rubygem-activejob-7.0.4.2-1.fc38 rubygem-acti
How to mitigate CVE-2023-22797
Install updates from vendor's website.
Ruby on Rails - update to 7.0.4.1
rubygem-actioncable-7.0.4.2-1.fc38 rubygem-actionmailbox-7.0.4.2-1.fc38 rubygem-actionmailer-7.0.4.2-1.fc38 rubygem-actionpack-7.0.4.2-1.fc38 rubygem-actiontext-7.0.4.2-1.fc38 rubygem-actionview-7.0.4.2-1.fc38 rubygem-activejob-7.0.4.2-1.fc38 rubygem-acti - update to 7.0.4.2-1.fc38
rubygem-actioncable-7.0.4.2-1.fc38 rubygem-actionmailbox-7.0.4.2-1.fc38 rubygem-actionmailer-7.0.4.2-1.fc38 rubygem-actionpack-7.0.4.2-1.fc38 rubygem-actiontext-7.0.4.2-1.fc38 rubygem-actionview-7.0.4.2-1.fc38 rubygem-activejob-7.0.4.2-1.fc38 rubygem-acti - update to 7.0.4.2-1.fc38