# Ruby on Rails Cheat Sheet — so check .scheme and .port too

> validation_routine(host) if host def validation_routine(host) # Validation routine where we use \A and \z as anchors not ^ and $ # you could also check the host value against an allowlist end Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically): ```text Also blind redirecting to user i

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validation_routine(host) if host def validation_routine(host) # Validation routine where we use \A and \z as anchors not ^ and $ # you could also check the host value against an allowlist end

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```text
Also blind redirecting to user input parameter can lead to XSS.

Example code:
```

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```text
Will give this URL:

`http://example.com/redirect?to[status]=200&amp;to[protocol]=javascript:alert(0)//`

The obvious fix for this type of vulnerability is to restrict to specific Top-Level Domains (TLDs), statically define specific sites, or map a key to it's value.

Example code:
```

ACCEPTABLE_URLS = { 'our_app_1' =&gt; " 'our_app_2' =&gt; " }

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```text
Will give this URL:

`http://www.example.com/redirect?url=our_app_1`

Redirection handling code:
```

def redirect url = ACCEPTABLE_URLS["#{params[:url]}"] redirect_to url if url end

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```text
There is a more general OWASP resource about [unvalidated redirects and forwards](Unvalidated_Redirects_and_Forwards_Cheat_Sheet.md).
```

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