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CVE-2017-0904
HIGH · CVSS 8.1
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2017-11-13T17:29:00.347 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:58:30.080

Summary

The private_address_check ruby gem before 0.4.0 is vulnerable to a bypass due to use of Ruby's Resolv.getaddresses method, which is OS-dependent and should not be relied upon for security measures, such as when used to blacklist private network addresses to prevent server-side request forgery.

Affected products

private_address_check_project — private_address_check

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