David Hansson Ruby on Rails up to 1.2.2 xml::simple) information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in David Hansson Ruby on Rails up to 1.2.2. Affected by this issue is the function xml::simple). Executing a manipulation can lead to information disclosure. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2007-5379. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability has been found in David Hansson Ruby on Rails up to 1.2.2 (Programming Language Software) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function xml::simple). The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Rails before 1.2.4, as used for Ruby on Rails, allows remote attackers and ActiveResource servers to determine the existence of arbitrary files and read arbitrary XML files via the Hash.from_xml (Hash#from_xml) method, which uses XmlSimple (XML::Simple) unsafely, as demonstrated by reading passwords from the Pidgin (Gaim) .purple/accounts.xml file.

The bug was discovered 10/05/2007. The weakness was published 05/24/2007 (Website). The advisory is available at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability was named CVE-2007-5379 since 10/11/2007. 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 known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 28217 (GLSA-200711-17 : Ruby on Rails: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115676 (Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2007-009 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2007-12-17)).

Upgrading to version 1.2.3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 7 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (38339), Tenable (28217), SecurityFocus (BID 26096†), OSVDB (40717†) and Secunia (SA27657†). Similar entries are available at VDB-3135, VDB-35351, VDB-39605 and VDB-39604. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 28217
Nessus Name: GLSA-200711-17 : Ruby on Rails: Multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 59237
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200711-17 (rails)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Ruby on Rails 1.2.3

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Advisory: us-cert.gov
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-5379 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-5379
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-39370
X-Force: 38339
SecurityFocus: 26096 - Ruby on Rails Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 27657 - Gentoo update for rails, Less Critical
OSVDB: 40717 - Ruby on Rails Hash.from_xml (Hash#from_xml) Method Remote File Existance Disclosure
Vulnerability Center: 16887 - Ruby on Rails Vulnerability Allows Remote Attacker to Access Arbitrary Files, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-3508

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Created: 03/16/2015 12:18
Updated: 06/05/2025 17:46
Changes: 03/16/2015 12:18 (83), 07/31/2019 10:17 (2), 06/05/2025 17:46 (20)
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