Ruby on Rails up to 3.0.3 request.rb in access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Ruby on Rails up to 3.0.3. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality in the library actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/http/request.rb. Executing a manipulation of the argument in can lead to access control. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-2694. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Ruby on Rails up to 3.0.3 (Programming Language Software). This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality in the library actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/http/request.rb. The manipulation of the argument in with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/http/request.rb in Ruby on Rails before 3.0.14, 3.1.x before 3.1.6, and 3.2.x before 3.2.6 does not properly consider differences in parameter handling between the Active Record component and the Rack interface, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended database-query restrictions and perform NULL checks via a crafted request, as demonstrated by certain "[ xyz , nil]" values, a related issue to CVE-2012-2660.

The weakness was shared 06/22/2012 by Egor Homakov (Paul) (Website). The advisory is shared for download at groups.google.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-2694 since 05/14/2012. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 59802 (Fedora 17 : rubygem-actionpack-3.0.11-5.fc17 (2012-9606)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 166688 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security update for hawk (SUSE-SU-2013:0194-1)).

Upgrading to version 3.0.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (76255), Tenable (59802), SecurityFocus (BID 53976†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-35483†). The entry VDB-61083 is related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Nessus ID: 59802
Nessus Name: Fedora 17 : rubygem-actionpack-3.0.11-5.fc17 (2012-9606)
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OpenVAS ID: 864619
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for rubygem-actionpack FEDORA-2012-11353
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Ruby on Rails 3.0.4

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05/14/2012 🔍
06/12/2012 +29 days 🔍
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06/22/2012 +10 days 🔍
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07/08/2012 +16 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +988 days 🔍
12/05/2021 +2449 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: RHSA-2013:0154
Researcher: Egor Homakov (Paul)
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2012-2694 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-2694
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-61084
X-Force: 76255
SecurityFocus: 53976 - Ruby on Rails CVE-2012-2694 Unsafe SQL Query Generation Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 35483 - Ruby on Rails Remote Security Bypass Vulnerability via a Crafted Request, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 12/05/2021 10:21
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (62), 04/14/2017 13:55 (11), 12/05/2021 10:15 (3), 12/05/2021 10:21 (1)
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