CVE-2021-22942
MEDIUM
6.1
CVSS Score
Published: October 18, 2021 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:38 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorRails
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Severity
MEDIUM6.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
A possible open redirect vulnerability in the Host Authorization middleware in Action Pack >= 6.0.0 that could allow attackers to redirect users to a malicious website.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Affected range stops below 6.0.4.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 6.1.4.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (4)
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/12/14/5MitigationVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2021/8/19/Rails-6-0-4-1-and-6-1-4-1-have-been-released/CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- CHANGED
- Confidentiality
- LOW
- Integrity
- LOW
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-601
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