Ruby on Rails 3.0/4.0 Action Controller Credentials 7pk security

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Ruby on Rails 3.0/4.0. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Action Controller. The manipulation leads to 7pk security (Credentials). This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2015-7576. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Ruby on Rails 3.0/4.0 (Programming Language Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the component Action Controller. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a 7pk security vulnerability (Credentials). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-254. Impacted is confidentiality, and availability.

The weakness was published 01/25/2016 as confirmed release notes (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at weblog.rubyonrails.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-7576 since 09/29/2015. The exploitation is known to be easy. 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. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1211 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 88499 (Debian DSA-3464-1 : rails - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 124810 (Fedora Security Update for rubygem-actionpack (FEDORA-2016-94e71ee673)).

Upgrading to version 3.2.22.1, 4.1.14.1 or 4.2.5.1 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 (110099), Tenable (88499), SecurityFocus (BID 81803†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-57268†). Similar entries are available at VDB-80676, VDB-80677, VDB-80678 and VDB-80679. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Name: Credentials
Class: 7pk security / Credentials
CWE: CWE-254
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 88499
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-3464-1 : rails - security update
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OpenVAS ID: 703464
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3464-1 (rails - security update)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Ruby on Rails 3.2.22.1/4.1.14.1/4.2.5.1

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09/29/2015 🔍
01/25/2016 +118 days 🔍
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01/27/2016 +2 days 🔍
02/01/2016 +5 days 🔍
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02/15/2016 +14 days 🔍
03/14/2016 +28 days 🔍
07/06/2022 +2305 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: RHSA-2016:0296
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-7576 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-7576
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-80675
X-Force: 110099 - Ruby on Rails Action Controller information disclosure
SecurityFocus: 81803 - Ruby On Rails Action Controller CVE-2015-7576 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1034816
Vulnerability Center: 57268 - Ruby on Rails Remote Restrictions Bypass due to not Using a Constant Time Algorithm for Verifying Credentials, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/27/2016 10:44
Updated: 07/06/2022 10:18
Changes: 01/27/2016 10:44 (77), 02/01/2019 09:29 (10), 07/06/2022 10:18 (6)
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