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Description
The Host Authorization middleware in Action Pack before 6.1.2.1, 6.0.3.5 suffers from an open redirect vulnerability. Specially crafted `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. Impacted applications will have allowed hosts with a leading dot. When an allowed host contains a leading dot, a specially crafted `Host` header can be used to redirect to a malicious website.
References 7 Total
- https://hackerone.com/reports/1047447
- https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/cve-2021-22881-possible-open-redirect-in-host-authorization-middleware/77130
- https://benjamin-bouchet.com/cve-2021-22881-faille-de-securite-dans-le-middleware-hostauthorization/
- lists.fedoraproject.org: FEDORA-2021-b571fca1b8 vendor-advisory
- openwall.com: [oss-security] 20210505 [CVE-2021-22903] Possible Open Redirect Vulnerability in Action Pack mailing-list
- openwall.com: [oss-security] 20210819 [CVE-2021-22942] Possible Open Redirect in Host Authorization Middleware mailing-list
- openwall.com: [oss-security] 20211214 [CVE-2021-44528] Possible Open Redirect in Host Authorization Middleware mailing-list
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References 7 Total
- https://hackerone.com/reports/1047447 x_transferred
- https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/cve-2021-22881-possible-open-redirect-in-host-authorization-middleware/77130 x_transferred
- https://benjamin-bouchet.com/cve-2021-22881-faille-de-securite-dans-le-middleware-hostauthorization/ x_transferred
- lists.fedoraproject.org: FEDORA-2021-b571fca1b8 vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- openwall.com: [oss-security] 20210505 [CVE-2021-22903] Possible Open Redirect Vulnerability in Action Pack mailing-listx_transferred
- openwall.com: [oss-security] 20210819 [CVE-2021-22942] Possible Open Redirect in Host Authorization Middleware mailing-listx_transferred
- openwall.com: [oss-security] 20211214 [CVE-2021-44528] Possible Open Redirect in Host Authorization Middleware mailing-listx_transferred