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GHSA-j4pr-3wm6-xx2r
No affected components available
Impact
In affected URI version, a bypass exists for the fix to CVE-2025-27221 that can expose user credentials.
When using the + operator to combine URIs, sensitive information like passwords from the original URI can be leaked, violating RFC3986 and making applications vulnerable to credential exposure.
The vulnerability affects the uri gem bundled with the following Ruby series:
- 0.12.4 and earlier (bundled in Ruby 3.2 series)
- 0.13.2 and earlier (bundled in Ruby 3.3 series)
- 1.0.3 and earlier (bundled in Ruby 3.4 series)
Patches
Upgrade to 0.12.5, 0.13.3 or 1.0.4
References
- https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2025/02/26/security-advisories/
- https://hackerone.com/reports/2957667
The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker does not need any special privileges or access rights. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability. The impact is confined to the system where the vulnerability exists. There is a high impact on the confidentiality of the information.
Exploitation attempts have been detected. Elevated vigilance and prompt remediation are advised.
The exploit probability is very low. The vulnerability is unlikely to be exploited in the next 30 days.
We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.
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