Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This CVE describes an open redirect weakness in Rails redirect handling. An attacker could craft a link that sends a user through a trusted application to another site, which can support phishing or token theft scenarios. The provided data rates it medium severity, and it does not show known active exploitation.
Executive priority
Treat as a moderate phishing-enablement risk. Prioritize internet-facing Rails applications and authentication-related flows, but do not treat it as confirmed actively exploited based on the provided evidence.
Technical view
The issue is CWE-601 in Rails redirect_to handling when untrusted user input influences redirects. The source says a protection against open redirects could be bypassed with a carefully crafted URL. The affected-version evidence is inconsistent: it lists 7.0.4.1 while also saying the issue is fixed in 7.0.4.1.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely in Rails applications where redirect_to can receive user-controlled URL parameters or return paths. Public login, logout, SSO, invitation, and callback flows are typical areas to review.
Exploitation context
The CVSS vector requires user interaction and no privileges, with changed scope and low confidentiality and integrity impact. The source bundle does not include KEV listing or other evidence of active exploitation.
Researcher notes
The source bundle contains a mismatched reference URL for CVE-2023-22799, not CVE-2023-22797. Confidence is limited by inconsistent affected-version and reference evidence. Validate against the CVE record and Rails advisory before final remediation planning.
Mitigation direction
- Check the official Rails advisory for exact affected and fixed versions.
- Upgrade Rails according to vendor guidance once the correct fixed release is confirmed.
- Avoid passing untrusted user input directly to redirect_to.
- Restrict redirect destinations to known internal paths or approved hosts.
- Review authentication and callback flows for user-controlled redirect parameters.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Rails versions across applications and deployment artifacts.
- Search code for redirect_to calls using request parameters or derived user input.
- Test redirect behavior against allowed-host and internal-path expectations.
- Confirm public routes cannot redirect to attacker-controlled external destinations.
- Document any accepted redirect allowlists and their owners.
Public sources used
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CWE-601: User-session and phishing behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.1 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N2.82.7Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
6.1MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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CWE details
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URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect')
URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.