Vulnerability in Ruby-Lang Uri

CVE-2025-27221

In the URI gem before 1.0.3 for Ruby, the URI handling methods (URI.join, URI#merge, URI#+) have an inadvertent leakage of authentication credentials because userinfo is retained even after changing the host.

EPSS: 0.005 (38.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.2 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-27221?
CVE-2025-27221 is a low-severity vulnerability in Ruby-Lang Uri, classified under Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer. CVSS score: 3.2/10. Published 2025-03-04.
How severe is CVE-2025-27221?
Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.2 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-27221 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.