CVE-2024-28103: Missing security headers in Action Pack on non-HTML responses
(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!
References
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-fwhr-88qx-h9g7
- github.com/rails/rails
- github.com/rails/rails/commit/35858f1d9d57f6c4050a8d9ab754bd5d088b4523
- github.com/rails/rails/security/advisories/GHSA-fwhr-88qx-h9g7
- github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/actionpack/CVE-2024-28103.yml
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-28103
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241206-0002
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