Ruby on Rails up to 3.0.3 SQL ActiveRecord .where sql injection

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A vulnerability was found in Ruby on Rails up to 3.0.3 (Programming Language Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects the function ActiveRecord of the component SQL. The manipulation of the argument .where with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-89. The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Active Record component in Ruby on Rails 3.0.x before 3.0.13, 3.1.x before 3.1.5, and 3.2.x before 3.2.4 does not properly implement the passing of request data to a where method in an ActiveRecord class, which allows remote attackers to conduct certain SQL injection attacks via nested query parameters that leverage unintended recursion, a related issue to CVE-2012-2695.

The weakness was shared 05/31/2012 by Ben Murphy as not defined mailinglist post (Open Source Security Mailing List). The advisory is shared at seclists.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-2661 since 05/14/2012. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. A authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1505 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 59804 (Fedora 17 : rubygem-activerecord-3.0.11-3.fc17 (2012-9635)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 3.0.13, 3.1.5 or 3.2.4 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 3-X-params_sql_injection.patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at seclists.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (76014) and Tenable (59804).

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Class: Sql injection
CWE: CWE-89 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1505

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Nessus ID: 59804
Nessus Name: Fedora 17 : rubygem-activerecord-3.0.11-3.fc17 (2012-9635)
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OpenVAS ID: 71520
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: rubygem-activemodel
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Ruby on Rails 3.0.13/3.1.5/3.2.4
Patch: 3-X-params_sql_injection.patch

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: seclists.org
Researcher: Ben Murphy
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2012-2661 (🔍)
X-Force: 76014
Vulnerability Center: 35488 - Ruby on Rails 3.0.0-3.0.12, 3.1.0-3.1.4, and 3.2.0-3.2.3 Remote SQL Injection Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 53753 - Ruby on Rails Active Record SQL Injection Vulnerability
Secunia: 49297 - Ruby on Rails Nested Query Parameters SQL Injection Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 82403

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Created: 06/05/2012 12:21
Updated: 03/25/2021 08:47
Changes: 06/05/2012 12:21 (75), 04/14/2017 13:56 (9), 03/25/2021 08:47 (3)
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