Server-side Request Forgery (SSRF) Affecting private_address_check package, versions <0.4.0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.33% (71st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RUBY-PRIVATEADDRESSCHECK-20440
  • published7 Nov 2017
  • disclosed6 Nov 2017
  • creditEdOverflow

Introduced: 6 Nov 2017

CVE-2017-0904  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-918  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade private_address_check to version 0.4.0 or higher.

Overview

private_address_check checks if a IP or hostname would cause a request to a private network (RFC 1918).

Affected versions of the package are vulnerable to Server-side Request Forgery (SSRF). The Resolv::getaddresses class is OS-dependent, therefore by playing around with different IP formats one can return blank values. An attacker can abuse this bug in order to bypass the exclusion list.

CVSS Scores

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