CVE-2023-22797

Name: CVE-2023-22797
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2023-02-09T20:15:11.55+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 6.1/10EPSS 0.60%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2023-22797 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.1/10 on the CVSS scale. An open redirect vulnerability is fixed in Rails 7.0.4.1 with the new protection against open redirects from calling redirect_to with untrusted user input. In prior versions the developer was fully responsible for only providing trusted input. EPSS estimates a 0.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

An open redirect vulnerability is fixed in Rails 7.0.4.1 with the new protection against open redirects from calling redirect_to with untrusted user input. In prior versions the developer was fully responsible for only providing trusted input. However the check introduced could allow an attacker to bypass with a carefully crafted URL resulting in an open redirect vulnerability.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

6.1/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

EPSS Probability

0.60%

43.9th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Actionpack Project	Actionpack	>= 7.0.0, < 7.0.4.1
Rubyonrails	Rails	>= 7.0.0, < 7.0.4.1

References

Timeline

Published: Feb 9, 2023
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2023-22797?

How severe is CVE-2023-22797?

CVE-2023-22797 has a CVSS score of 6.1/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.60% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-22797?

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Source: NVD / NIST