Information disclosure in Rubyonrails Actionpack Page-Caching

CVE-2021-22885

A possible information disclosure / unintended method execution vulnerability in Action Pack >= 2.0.0 when using the `redirect_to` or `polymorphic_url`helper with untrusted user input.

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.041 (90.6th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 90.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2021-22885: held from 0.042 to 0.041.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.042 · newest: 0.041 · change: -0.001

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-22885?
CVE-2021-22885 is a high-severity vulnerability in Rubyonrails Actionpack Page-Caching, classified under Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-05-27.
How severe is CVE-2021-22885?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-22885 known to be exploited?
3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.