CVE-2025-27221 (Low) detected in uri-1.0.2.gem

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CVE-2025-27221 - Low Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - uri-1.0.2.gem

URI is a module providing classes to handle Uniform Resource Identifiers

Library home page: https://rubygems.org/gems/uri-1.0.2.gem

Path to dependency file: /Gemfile.lock

Path to vulnerable library: /vendor/cache/uri-1.0.2.gem

Dependency Hierarchy:

• activesupport-8.0.1.gem (Root Library)
  • ❌ uri-1.0.2.gem (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 65dedddc66b23eed2e7d16bc512a747b79339120

Found in base branch: main

Vulnerability Details

In the URI gem before 1.0.3 for Ruby, the URI handling methods (URI.join, URI#merge, URI#+) have an inadvertent leakage of authentication credentials because userinfo is retained even after changing the host.

Publish Date: 2025-03-03

URL: CVE-2025-27221

CVSS 3 Score Details (3.2)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Local
  • Attack Complexity: High
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Changed
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: Low
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: GHSA-22h5-pq3x-2gf2

Release Date: 2025-03-03

Fix Resolution: 0.13.2

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