David Hansson Ruby on Rails up to 1.2.2 Remote Code Execution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in David Hansson Ruby on Rails up to 1.2.2 and classified as critical. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation leads to Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2007-5380. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in David Hansson Ruby on Rails up to 1.2.2 (Programming Language Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Session fixation vulnerability in Rails before 1.2.4, as used for Ruby on Rails, allows remote attackers to hijack web sessions via unspecified vectors related to "URL-based sessions."

The bug was discovered 10/05/2007. The weakness was released 10/19/2007 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at us-cert.gov. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-5380 since 10/11/2007. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 14 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 28333 (Ruby on Rails Multiple Method Session Fixation), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Web Servers and running in the context r. 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (38340), Tenable (28333), SecurityFocus (BID 26096†), OSVDB (40718†) and Secunia (SA27657†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-3135, VDB-35351, VDB-39605 and VDB-39604. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Remote Code Execution
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 28333
Nessus Name: Ruby on Rails Multiple Method Session Fixation
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OpenVAS ID: 59237
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200711-17 (rails)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Ruby on Rails 1.2.3

Timelineinfo

10/05/2007 🔍
10/11/2007 +6 days 🔍
10/12/2007 +1 days 🔍
10/19/2007 +7 days 🔍
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11/15/2007 +27 days 🔍
11/19/2007 +4 days 🔍
11/28/2007 +9 days 🔍
03/16/2015 +2665 days 🔍
06/05/2025 +3734 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-5380 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-5380
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-39371
X-Force: 38340
SecurityFocus: 26096 - Ruby on Rails Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 27657 - Gentoo update for rails, Less Critical
OSVDB: 40718 - CVE-2007-5380 - Ruby on Rails - Session Fixation Issue
Vulnerability Center: 16888 - Ruby on Rails Vulnerability Allows Remote Attackers to hijack Web Sessions, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-3508

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 12:18
Updated: 06/05/2025 17:46
Changes: 03/16/2015 12:18 (76), 07/31/2019 10:20 (3), 06/05/2025 17:46 (20)
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