CVE-2021-44528
MEDIUM
6.1
CVSS Score
Published: January 7, 2022 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:12 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorRails
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Severity
MEDIUM6.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 4%
Description
A open redirect vulnerability exists in Action Pack >= 6.0.0 that could allow an attacker to craft a "X-Forwarded-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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (3)
PatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/0fccfb9a3097a9c4260c791f1a40b128517e7815CVSS
- 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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