Vulnerability in Rubyonrails Web Console
CVE-2015-3224
request.rb in Web Console before 2.1.3, as used with Ruby on Rails 3.x and 4.x, does not properly restrict the use of X-Forwarded-For headers in determining a client's IP address, which allows remote attackers to bypass the whitelisted_ips protection mechanism via a crafted request.
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: 0.447 (98.7th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 99th percentile — 98.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.447 · newest: 0.447 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/75237 (vdb-entry)
- groups.google.com/forum/message/raw (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list)
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/16/18 (mailing-list)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-June/160881.html (vendor-advisory)
- github.com/rails/web-console/blob/master/CHANGELOG.markdown (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-3224?
- CVE-2015-3224 is a vulnerability in Rubyonrails Web Console, classified under Improper Access Control. Published 2015-07-26.
- Is CVE-2015-3224 known to be exploited?
- 16 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.