uri: userinfo leakage in URI#join, URI#merge and URI#+

A flaw was found in the URI ruby gem package, where userinfo leakage can occur in the uri gem. The methods URIjoin, URImerge, and URI+ retained userinfo, such as user:password, even after the host is replaced. When generating a URL to a malicious host from a URL containing secret userinfo using...

uri: userinfo leakage in URI#join, URI#merge and URI#+

A flaw was found in the URI ruby gem package, where userinfo leakage can occur in the uri gem. The methods URIjoin, URImerge, and URI+ retained userinfo, such as user:password, even after the host is replaced. When generating a URL to a malicious host from a URL containing secret userinfo using...