Vulnerability in Rails
CVE-2010-3299
The encrypt/decrypt functions in Ruby on Rails 2.3 are vulnerable to padding oracle attacks.
EPSS: 0.011 (63.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Rails — versions 2.3
- Rubyonrails Rails — versions 2.3
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 8.0, 9.0, 10.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_MISC, Broken Link)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2010-3299?
- CVE-2010-3299 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Rails, classified under Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-11-12.
- How severe is CVE-2010-3299?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2010-3299 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.