Ruby on Rails up to 3.2.11 attr_protected access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Ruby on Rails up to 3.2.11. This vulnerability affects the function attr_protected. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2013-0276. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Ruby on Rails up to 3.2.11 (Programming Language Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function attr_protected. The manipulation 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, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

ActiveRecord in Ruby on Rails before 2.3.17, 3.1.x before 3.1.11, and 3.2.x before 3.2.12 allows remote attackers to bypass the attr_protected protection mechanism and modify protected model attributes via a crafted request.

The weakness was released 02/11/2013 by joernchen and Ryan Koppenhaver (ASAN) with Phenoelit/Matasano as confirmed mailinglist post (oss-sec). The advisory is shared at seclists.org. The public release was coordinated with the project team. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-0276 since 12/06/2012. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 64591 (Debian DSA-2620-1 : rails - several vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 166267 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for Ruby On Rails 3.2 stack (SUSE-SU-2013:0707-2)).

Upgrading to version 3.1.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (82011), Tenable (64591), SecurityFocus (BID 57896†), OSVDB (90072†) and Secunia (SA52112†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-7682, VDB-7683, VDB-8032 and VDB-10949. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 64591
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-2620-1 : rails - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 892620
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2620-1 (rails - several vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Ruby on Rails 3.1.0

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: seclists.org
Researcher: joernchen, Ryan Koppenhaver (ASAN)
Organization: Phenoelit/Matasano
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-0276 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-0276
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-7681

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X-Force: 82011
SecurityFocus: 57896 - Ruby on Rails CVE-2013-0276 Remote Security Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 52112 - Ruby on Rails Two Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 90072
SecurityTracker: 1028110 - Rails attr_protected Bug Lets Remote Users Bypass Security Restrictions
Vulnerability Center: 38452 - Ruby on Rails Remote Security Bypass of the attr_protected Method via a Crafted Request, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/13/2013 09:15
Updated: 05/05/2021 08:03
Changes: 02/13/2013 09:15 (84), 04/24/2017 15:05 (6), 05/05/2021 08:03 (3)
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Committer: olku
Cache ID: 216::103

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