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CVE-2025-57821 — Vulnerability in google_sign_in — CVE Details

MEDIUM

Google Sign-In for Rails allowed redirects to malformed URLs

Published August 27, 2025Updated August 29, 2025Source: osv

Summary

### Summary It is possible to craft a malformed URL that passes the "same origin" check, resulting in the user being redirected to another origin. ### Details The google_sign_in gem persists an optional URL for redirection after authentication. If this URL is malformed, it's possible for the user to be redirected to another origin after authentication, possibly resulting in exposure of authentication information such as the token. Normally the value of this URL is only written and read by the library. If applications are configured to store session information in a database, there is no known vector to exploit this vulnerability. However, applications may be configured to store this information in a session cookie, in which case it may be chained with a session cookie attack to inject a crafted URL. ### Impact Rails applications configured to store the `flash` information in a session cookie may be vulnerable, if this can be chained with an attack that allows injection of arbitrary data into the session cookie. ### Workarounds If you are unable to upgrade this library, then you may mitigate the chained attack by explicitly setting `SameSite=Lax` or `SameSite=Strict` on the application session cookie. ### Credits This issue was responsibly reported by Hackerone user [muntrive](https://hackerone.com/muntrive?type=user).

Advisory Timeline

  • First published August 27, 2025 (411 days ago).
  • Last revised August 29, 2025 — 2 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Bundler
Update google_sign_in to 1.3.0 or later
gem install google_sign_in -v 1.3.0

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (1)

Affects 1 ecosystem: rubygems (1).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
google_sign_in
rubygems
0.1, 0.1.1, 0.1.2, 0.1.3 (+9 more)1.3.0

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 4.2 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-57821?
Google Sign-In for Rails allowed redirects to malformed URLs This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of MEDIUM (CVSS score: 4.2/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2025-57821?
CVE-2025-57821 affects google_sign_in. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2025-57821 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
4.2

Exploitation requires specific conditions or has limited impact. Remediate within weeks.

Also Known As

GHSA-7pwc-wh6m-44q3

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