actionpack Gem on Ruby redirect_to cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in actionpack Gem on Ruby. This issue affects the function redirect_to. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-28362. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in actionpack Gem on Ruby (Ruby Gem) (affected version unknown) and classified as problematic. This issue affects the function redirect_to. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

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 weakness was shared 06/29/2023. The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-28362 since 03/15/2023. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 232154 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-28362), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (232154). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Nessus ID: 232154
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-28362

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Recommended: Upgrade
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03/15/2023 🔍
06/29/2023 +105 days 🔍
06/29/2023 +0 days 🔍
04/25/2025 +666 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-28362 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-28362
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-232709

Entryinfo

Created: 06/29/2023 22:16
Updated: 04/25/2025 10:10
Changes: 06/29/2023 22:16 (38), 01/09/2025 12:37 (16), 01/10/2025 09:27 (12), 03/06/2025 19:17 (3), 04/25/2025 10:10 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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