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GHSA-vhj5-x93p-67jw: actix-web-lab has host header poisoning in redirect middleware can generate attacker-controlled absolute redirects

March 11, 2026

actix-web-lab redirect middleware uses request-derived host information to construct absolute redirect URLs (for example, https://{hostname}{path}). In deployments without strict host allowlisting, an attacker can supply a malicious Host header and poison the Location response header, causing open redirect/phishing behavior.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-vhj5-x93p-67jw
  • github.com/robjtede/actix-web-lab
  • github.com/robjtede/actix-web-lab/commit/142c28b82eb59b67445a859a2a9b75e01a9964ee
  • github.com/robjtede/actix-web-lab/pull/292
  • github.com/robjtede/actix-web-lab/security/advisories/GHSA-vhj5-x93p-67jw

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions before 0.26.0

Fixed versions

  • 0.26.0

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.26.0 or above.

Impact 5.4 MEDIUM

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

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Weakness

  • CWE-601: URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect')

Source file

cargo/actix-web-lab/GHSA-vhj5-x93p-67jw.yml

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