CVE-2021-23435 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2021-23435

Open Redirect

Vulnerability Description

This affects the package clearance before 2.5.0. The vulnerability can be possible when users are able to set the value of session[:return_to]. If the value used for return_to contains multiple leading slashes (/////example.com) the user ends up being redirected to the external domain that comes after the slashes (http://example.com).

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Snyk Security Team

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

clearance
Vulnerable Versions:
unspecified

Timeline

Official Publish: September 12th, 2021
Last Modified: September 16th, 2024
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.