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CVE-2021-21288

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-21288 is a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability affecting CarrierWave, an open-source RubyGem used for file uploads in Ruby applications. This flaw allows authenticated attackers to provide internal DNS entries or IP addresses, potentially enabling them to gather information about the target's internal network infrastructure. With a CVSS score of 4.3 (Medium), it requires low privileges and network access, but its impact is limited to information disclosure. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 1.3.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:carrierwave_project:carrierwave:*:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:*
>= 2.0.1, < 2.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:carrierwave_project:carrierwave:*:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

4.3MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
1.4
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.17%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
64.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0117 is in the 78th percentile among its peer group of 21,974 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (3)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
rubygemspatch availablevia ghsa
Product: carrierwaveFixed in: 1.3.2
rubygemspatch availablevia ghsa
Product: carrierwaveFixed in: 2.1.1

Vendor Advisories (1)

rubygemsGHSA-fwcm-636p-68r5medium

Server-side request forgery in CarrierWave

Feb 8, 2021

References

github.com / carrierwaveuploader/carrierwave/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
Release NotesThird Party Advisory
github.com / carrierwaveuploader/carrierwave/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
Release NotesThird Party Advisory
github.com / carrierwaveuploader/carrierwave/commit/012702eb3ba1663452aa025831caa304d1a665c0
PatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / carrierwaveuploader/carrierwave/security/advisories/GHSA-fwcm-636p-68r5
Third Party Advisory
rubygems.org / gems/carrierwave
ProductThird Party Advisory