CVE-2021-21288 MEDIUM

CVE-2021-21288: Server-side request forgery in CarrierWave

Vendor Carrierwaveuploader
Product carrierwave
Weakness CWE-918 · SSRF
Published February 8, 2021
Last update August 3, 2024

CVSS base score

4.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

CarrierWave is an open-source RubyGem which provides a simple and flexible way to upload files from Ruby applications. In CarrierWave before versions 1.3.2 and 2.1.1 the download feature has an SSRF vulnerability, allowing attacks to provide DNS entries or IP addresses that are intended for internal use and gather information about the Intranet infrastructure of the platform. This is fixed in versions 1.3.2 and 2.1.1.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

February 8, 2021 CVE published
August 3, 2024 Record updated