Description
Active Storage makes it simple to upload and reference files in cloud services and attach those files to Active Record objects. Prior to 8.1.4.1 and 8.0.5.2, when a GCS service is configured with the cache_control option, ActiveStorage::Service::GCSService#url_for_direct_upload signs direct-upload URLs with V4, and the V4 signature covers only the Cache-Control and Host headers. A direct-upload client can therefore send a Content-Type of its choosing, and can omit the declared Content-MD5, without invalidating the URL. GCS stores the supplied content type as object metadata, which takes precedence over the response-content-type that Active Storage sets on download URLs, so an uploaded object could be served as inline HTML under the application's bucket path on storage.googleapis.com. Script in such an object runs on the storage origin rather than the application's, but could register a Service Worker scoped to the bucket path and read or replace a victim's later responses for signed URLs in that bucket. Applications that use the GCS service with cache_control configured and accept direct uploads are affected. GCS services without cache_control sign with V2 and are not affected. This issue is fixed in versions 8.1.4.1 and 8.0.5.2.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| rails | rails | >= 8.1, < 8.1.4.1, < 8.0.5.2 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | rails | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 13 | rails | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | rails | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | rails | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | rails | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | rails | No fix yet | — |
Show 4 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS | rails | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | rails | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | rails | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | rails | No fix yet | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RubyGems | activestorage | >= 8.1.0.beta1, < 8.1.4.1 | 8.1.4.1 | GHSA-3w93-6hmw-whh4 |
| RubyGems | activestorage | < 8.0.5.2 | 8.0.5.2 | GHSA-3w93-6hmw-whh4 |
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2026-4317 Ruby on Rails: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 10, 2026
References
- https://github.com/rails/rails/security/advisories/GHSA-3w93-6hmw-whh4
- https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/8d93f6a872e9550a91bf0e4fce50083a235ef3b1
- https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/ddc08ba61a8001e7402864c62e466cf732fc7614
- https://github.com/rails/rails/releases/tag/v8.0.5.2
- https://github.com/rails/rails/releases/tag/v8.1.4.1