CSRF in Omniauth
CVE-2015-9284
The request phase of the OmniAuth Ruby gem (1.9.1 and earlier) is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery when used as part of the Ruby on Rails framework, allowing accounts to be connected without user intent, user interaction, or feedback to the user. This permits a secondary account to be able to sign into the web application as the primary account.
Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)
EPSS: 0.016 (72.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Omniauth
- N/a Omniauth Ruby Gem — versions All versions
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- support@hackerone.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- support@hackerone.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- support@hackerone.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- support@hackerone.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Mitigation)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-9284?
- CVE-2015-9284 is a high-severity vulnerability in Omniauth, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-04-26.
- How severe is CVE-2015-9284?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2015-9284 known to be exploited?
- 23 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.