CVE-2021-23435
Apache Struts Unauthorized Redirect Vulnerability
Description
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).
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 12, 2021, 8:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Sept. 23, 2021, 5:33 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
4.7
Exploitability Score :
2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2021-23435 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2021-23435.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/thoughtbot/clearance/pull/945 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-RUBY-CLEARANCE-1577284 | Third Party Advisory |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 23, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Changed Reference Type https://github.com/thoughtbot/clearance/pull/945 No Types Assigned https://github.com/thoughtbot/clearance/pull/945 Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-RUBY-CLEARANCE-1577284 No Types Assigned https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-RUBY-CLEARANCE-1577284 Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-601 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:thoughtbot:clearance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.5.0 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 12, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description 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). 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).
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-23435 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-23435
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.07 }} 0.00%
score
0.29030
percentile