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Medium · 4.7 CVE-2026-54163 EUVD-2026-45317GHSA-rqq5-2gf9-4w4q

secure_headers: CSP directive injection via sandbox, plugin_types, and report_to when given untrusted input

Published Jul 17, 2026 · Updated Jul 20, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

secure_headers manages application of security headers with many safe defaults. Prior to 7.3.0, secure_headers builds the Content-Security-Policy value by stitching directives with ; separators, and build_sandbox_list_directive, build_media_type_list_directive, and build_report_to_directive interpolate caller-supplied strings without scrubbing ;, \r, or \n. When untrusted input reaches SecureHeaders.override_content_security_policy_directives or append APIs for :sandbox, :plugin_types, or :report_to, an attacker can inject a CSP directive such as script-src 'unsafe-inline' * before the legitimate script-src, enabling XSS reachability through these sinks or CSP report exfiltration. This issue is fixed in version 7.3.0.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
github secure_headers < 7.3.0 —

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.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 ruby-secure-headers 7.3.0-1 —
Debian 13 ruby-secure-headers No fix yet —
Debian 12 ruby-secure-headers No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 26.10 ruby-secure-headers No fix yet —
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS ruby-secure-headers No fix yet —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS ruby-secure-headers No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS ruby-secure-headers No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS ruby-secure-headers No fix yet —
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS ruby-secure-headers No fix yet —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
RubyGems secure_headers < 7.3.0 7.3.0 GHSA-rqq5-2gf9-4w4q

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