Vulnerability in Rubyonrails Rails
CVE-2013-0333
lib/active_support/json/backends/yaml.rb in Ruby on Rails 2.3.x before 2.3.16 and 3.0.x before 3.0.20 does not properly convert JSON data to YAML data for processing by a YAML parser, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, conduct SQL injection attacks, or bypass authentication via crafted data that triggers unsafe decoding, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-0156.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.956 (99.9th percentile), scored .
Very high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — among the top 0.1% most-likely-to-be-exploited CVEs. 100th percentile — 99.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.953 · newest: 0.956 · change: +0.002
Affected products
- Rubyonrails Rails — versions 2.3.0, 2.3.1, 2.3.2
- Rubyonrails Ruby On Rails — versions 3.0.4
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/628463 (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2613 (vendor-advisory)
- support.apple.com/kb/HT5784
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Jun/msg00000.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Mar/msg00002.html (vendor-advisory)
- groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-security/msg/52179af76915e518 (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0201.html (vendor-advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0202.html (vendor-advisory)
- puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2013-0333
- weblog.rubyonrails.org/2013/1/28/Rails-3-0-20-and-2-3-16-have-been-released/
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2013-0333?
- CVE-2013-0333 is a vulnerability in Rubyonrails Rails. Published 2013-01-30.
- Is CVE-2013-0333 known to be exploited?
- 13 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.