CVE-2024-28103: Action Pack is missing security headers on non-HTML responses

Published Jun 4, 2024
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Updated

Permissions-Policy is Only Served on HTML Content-Type

The application configurable Permissions-Policy is only served on responses with an HTML related Content-Type.

This has been assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2024-28103.

Versions Affected: >= 6.1.0 Not affected: < 6.1.0 Fixed Versions: 6.1.7.8, 7.0.8.4, and 7.1.3.4

Impact ------ Responses with a non-HTML Content-Type are not serving the configured Permissions-Policy. There are certain non-HTML Content-Types that would benefit from having the Permissions-Policy enforced.

Releases -------- The fixed releases are available at the normal locations.

Workarounds ----------- N/A

Patches ------- To aid users who aren't able to upgrade immediately we have provided patches for the supported release series in accordance with our maintenance policy regarding security issues. They are in git-am format and consist of a single changeset.

6-1-include-permissions-policy-header-on-non-html.patch - Patch for 6.1 series 7-0-include-permissions-policy-header-on-non-html.patch - Patch for 7.0 series 7-1-include-permissions-policy-header-on-non-html.patch - Patch for 7.1 series

Credits -------

Thank you shinkbr for reporting this!

Other sources

Action Pack is a framework for handling and responding to web requests. Since 6.1.0, the application configurable Permissions-Policy is only served on responses with an HTML related Content-Type. This vulnerability is fixed in 6.1.7.8, 7.0.8.2, and 7.1.3.3.

MITRE

Affected Software

8 affected componentsFixes available
rubygems/actionpack=7.2.0.beta1
7.2.0.beta2
rubygems/actionpack>=7.1.0<7.1.3.4
7.1.3.4
rubygems/actionpack>=7.0.0<7.0.8.4
7.0.8.4
rubygems/actionpack>=6.1.0<6.1.7.8
6.1.7.8
rubyonrails Rails>=6.1.0<6.1.7.8
rubyonrails Rails>=7.0.0<7.0.8.4
rubyonrails Rails>=7.1.0<7.1.3.4
rubyonrails Rails=7.2.0-beta1

Event History

Jun 4, 2024
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:47 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:47 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Advisory Published
via GitHub·10:26 PM
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2024-28103?

CVE-2024-28103 is considered a moderate severity vulnerability due to its limited exposure based on content types.

2

How do I fix CVE-2024-28103?

To fix CVE-2024-28103, upgrade the actionpack gem to version 7.2.0.beta2 or apply one of the specified remedial versions.

3

What versions are affected by CVE-2024-28103?

CVE-2024-28103 affects actionpack versions greater than or equal to 6.1.0.

4

Can system configurations mitigate CVE-2024-28103?

No, system configurations cannot mitigate CVE-2024-28103; upgrading to a safe version is required.

5

What types of applications are affected by CVE-2024-28103?

Applications using Ruby on Rails actionpack versions 6.1.0 and above are affected by CVE-2024-28103.

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