Ruby on Rails up to 3.2.12 Query Input Validation input validation
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A vulnerability has been found in Ruby on Rails up to 3.2.12 (Programming Language Software) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component Query Input Validation. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does
not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the
properties that are required to process the data safely and
correctly. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:
The Active Record component in Ruby on Rails 2.3.x before 2.3.18, 3.1.x before 3.1.12, and 3.2.x before 3.2.13 processes certain queries by converting hash keys to symbols, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted input to a where method.
The weakness was disclosed 03/18/2013 by Ben Murphy as confirmed mailinglist post (oss-sec). The advisory is shared for download at seclists.org. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability was named CVE-2013-1854 since 02/19/2013. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.
It is possible to download the exploit at seclists.org. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 74971 (openSUSE Security Update : rubygem-activesupport-2_3 (openSUSE-SU-2013:0664-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 166267 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for Ruby On Rails 3.2 stack (SUSE-SU-2013:0707-2)).
Upgrading to version 3.2.13 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (74971). The entries 7681, 8030, 8031 and 8033 are pretty similar.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Input validationCWE: CWE-20
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 74971
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : rubygem-activesupport-2_3 (openSUSE-SU-2013:0664-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 892655
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2655-1 (rails - several vulnerabilities
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Upgrade: Ruby on Rails 3.2.13
Timeline
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Sources
Advisory: seclists.orgResearcher: Ben Murphy
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-1854 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1028321
Secunia: 52656 - Ruby on Rails Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 91453
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 03/20/2013 14:23Updated: 04/30/2019 21:39
Changes: 03/20/2013 14:23 (80), 04/30/2019 21:39 (1)
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