CVE-2023-28362 (Medium) detected in actionpack-7.0.2.3.gem

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CVE-2023-28362 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - actionpack-7.0.2.3.gem

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Library home page: https://rubygems.org/gems/actionpack-7.0.2.3.gem

Path to dependency file: /Gemfile.lock

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.gem/ruby/2.7.0/cache/actionpack-7.0.2.3.gem

Dependency Hierarchy:

• invisible_standards-0.1.2.gem (Root Library)
  • rails-7.0.2.3.gem
    • ❌ actionpack-7.0.2.3.gem (Vulnerable Library)

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

A possible Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was found in actionpack gem. The redirect_to method in Rails allows provided values to contain characters which are not legal in an HTTP header value. This results in the potential for downstream services which enforce RFC compliance on HTTP response headers to remove the assigned Location header. The vulnerability is fixed in versions 6.1.7.4 and 7.0.5.1.

Publish Date: 2023-03-15

URL: CVE-2023-28362

CVSS 3 Score Details (6.1)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: Required
  • Scope: Changed
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: Low
  • Integrity Impact: Low
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/cve-2023-28362-possible-xss-via-user-supplied-values-to-redirect-to/83132

Release Date: 2023-03-15

Fix Resolution: actionpack - 6.1.7.3,7.0.5.1

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