Vulnerability in Rubyonrails Rails
CVE-2015-7576
The http_basic_authenticate_with method in actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/http_authentication.rb in the Basic Authentication implementation in Action Controller in Ruby on Rails before 3.2.22.1, 4.0.x and 4.1.x before 4.1.14.1, 4.2…
EPSS: 0.011 (78.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.7 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Rubyonrails Rails — versions 4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2
- Rubyonrails Ruby_on_rails — versions 4.0.10, 4.0.11, 4.0.11.1
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- [oss-security] 20160125 [CVE-2015-7576] Timing attack vulnerability in basic authentication in Action Controller. (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- FEDORA-2016-3ede04cd79 (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- openSUSE-SU-2016:0372 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- openSUSE-SU-2016:0363 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- FEDORA-2016-94e71ee673 (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- 81803 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- FEDORA-2016-f486068393 (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- SUSE-SU-2016:1146 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- 1034816 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- DSA-3464 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-7576?
- CVE-2015-7576 is a low-severity vulnerability in Rubyonrails Rails, classified under CWE-254. CVSS score: 3.7/10. Published 2016-02-16.
- How severe is CVE-2015-7576?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.7 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2015-7576 known to be exploited?
- 10 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.