Improper input validation in Rubyonrails Rails
CVE-2011-3187
The to_s method in actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/remote_ip.rb in Ruby on Rails 3.0.5 does not validate the X-Forwarded-For header in requests from IP addresses on a Class C network, which might allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary text into log files or bypass intended address parsing via a crafted header.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.067 (93.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 93.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.067 · newest: 0.067 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Rubyonrails Rails — versions 3.0.5
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2011-02/0337.html (mailing-list)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/17/1 (mailing-list, Patch)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/22/13 (mailing-list, Patch)
- webservsec.blogspot.com/2011/02/ruby-on-rails-vulnerability.html (Exploit)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/19/11 (mailing-list, Patch)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/20/1 (mailing-list, Patch)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/22/14 (mailing-list, Exploit)
- bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi (Exploit)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/22/5 (mailing-list, Patch)