CVE-2017-11173 describes a missing anchor in the regex generation of rack-cors before version 0.4.1, affecting Debian Linux and rack-cors projects. This flaw allows a malicious third-party site to bypass intended CORS restrictions by crafting domain names that appear to be subdomains or variations of trusted ones, such as example.com.example.net. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), this vulnerability presents a significant risk, as it can lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 0.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rack-cors_project:rack-cors:*:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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