CVE-2021-23435 (GCVE-0-2021-23435)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-09-12 20:05 – Updated: 2024-09-16 23:55
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Open Redirect
Summary
This affects the package clearance before 2.5.0. The vulnerability can be possible when users are able to set the value of session[:return_to]. If the value used for return_to contains multiple leading slashes (/////example.com) the user ends up being redirected to the external domain that comes after the slashes (http://example.com).
Severity
7.6 (High)
CWE
- Open Redirect
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-RUBY-CLEARANCE-1577284 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/thoughtbot/clearance/pull/945 | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
Date Public
2021-09-12 00:00
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