VDB-111178 · CVE-2017-17919 · Nessus 232057

Ruby on Rails up to 5.1.4 order id desc sql injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Ruby on Rails up to 5.1.4 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is the function order. Executing a manipulation of the argument id desc as part of Parameter can lead to sql injection. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2017-17919. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Ruby on Rails up to 5.1.4 (Programming Language Software). This vulnerability affects the function order. The manipulation of the argument id desc as part of a Parameter leads to a sql injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

SQL injection vulnerability in the 'order' method in Ruby on Rails 5.1.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the 'id desc' parameter. NOTE: The vendor disputes this issue because the documentation states that this method is not intended for use with untrusted input

The bug was discovered 12/27/2017. The weakness was presented 12/29/2017 (Website). The advisory is available at kay-malwarebenchmark.github.io. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-17919 since 12/26/2017. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1505 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 232057 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2017-17919), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (232057). See VDB-111176, VDB-111177 and VDB-111179 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Programming Language Software

Name

Ruby on Rails

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License

open-source

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.6
VulDB Temp Score: 5.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Sql injection
CWE: CWE-89 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 232057
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2017-17919

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

12/26/2017 🔍
12/27/2017 +1 days 🔍
12/29/2017 +2 days 🔍
12/29/2017 +0 days 🔍
12/30/2017 +1 days 🔍
03/07/2025 +2624 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: kay-malwarebenchmark.github.io
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-17919 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-17919
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-111178
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Entryinfo

Created: 12/30/2017 11:57
Updated: 03/07/2025 09:20
Changes: 12/30/2017 11:57 (59), 12/18/2019 16:13 (1), 06/05/2024 10:30 (29), 03/07/2025 09:20 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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