CVE-2021-29479 describes a cache poisoning vulnerability in Ratpack, a web application toolkit, affecting versions prior to 1.9.0. An attacker can manipulate the X-Forwarded-Host header to poison a fronting cache, leading to malicious redirects. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.1 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and potentially impacting confidentiality and integrity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ratpack_project:ratpack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L
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