What is CVE-2020-5257?

CVE-2020-5257 is a high-severity vulnerability in Thoughtbot Administrate, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Data Query Logic. CVSS score: 7.7/10. Published 2020-03-13.

How severe is CVE-2020-5257?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Thoughtbot Administrate

CVE-2020-5257

In Administrate (rubygem) before version 0.13.0, when sorting by attributes on a dashboard, the direction parameter was not validated before being interpolated into the SQL query. This could present a SQL injection if the attacker were abl…

EPSS: 0.002 (40.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.7 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Thoughtbot Administrate — versions < 0.13.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-943 — Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Data Query Logic

References

github.com/thoughtbot/administrate/security/advisories/GHSA-2p5p-m353-833w (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
github.com/thoughtbot/administrate/commit/3ab838b83c5f565fba50e0c6f66fe4517f98e… (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-5257?: CVE-2020-5257 is a high-severity vulnerability in Thoughtbot Administrate, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Data Query Logic. CVSS score: 7.7/10. Published 2020-03-13.
How severe is CVE-2020-5257?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.7 out of 10.