Ruby on Rails prior 0.5.0 ActiveRecord sql injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Ruby on Rails. This affects an unknown function of the component ActiveRecord. The manipulation results in sql injection. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-4094. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Ruby on Rails (Programming Language Software). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown part of the component ActiveRecord. The manipulation 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. CVE summarizes:

Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in Ruby on Rails before 2.1.1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) :limit and (2) :offset parameters, related to ActiveRecord, ActiveSupport, ActiveResource, ActionPack, and ActionMailer.

The bug was discovered 06/16/2008. The weakness was published 09/30/2008 (Website). The advisory is available at rails.lighthouseapp.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-4094 since 09/15/2008. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1505 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 106 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 34423 (Fedora 8 : rubygem-actionmailer-2.1.1-1.fc8 / rubygem-actionpack-2.1.1-1.fc8 / etc (2008-8282)), 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 0.5.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (34423), SecurityFocus (BID 31176†), OSVDB (48150†), Secunia (SA31875†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1020871†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.6
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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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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 34423
Nessus Name: Fedora 8 : rubygem-actionmailer-2.1.1-1.fc8 / rubygem-actionpack-2.1.1-1.fc8 / etc (2008-8282)
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OpenVAS ID: 63465
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Core 9 FEDORA-2009-2179 (rubygem-actionpack)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Ruby on Rails 0.5.0

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06/01/2008 🔍
06/16/2008 +15 days 🔍
09/15/2008 +91 days 🔍
09/15/2008 +0 days 🔍
09/30/2008 +15 days 🔍
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10/06/2008 +6 days 🔍
10/16/2008 +10 days 🔍
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03/17/2015 +2343 days 🔍
08/02/2021 +2330 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: rails.lighthouseapp.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-4094 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-4094
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44250
X-Force: 45109
SecurityFocus: 31176 - Ruby on Rails ':offset' And ':limit' Parameters SQL Injection Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 31875
OSVDB: 48150 - CVE-2008-4094 - Ruby On Rails - Multiple SQL Injection Issues
SecurityTracker: 1020871
Vulnerability Center: 19646 - Ruby on Rails Vulnerability Allows Remote Attackers to Execute Arbitrary SQL Commands, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-2562

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/02/2021 10:08
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (71), 08/17/2019 20:59 (12), 08/02/2021 10:08 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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