What is CVE-2020-7981?

CVE-2020-7981 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Rubygeocoder Geocoder, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-01-25.

How severe is CVE-2020-7981?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

SQL Injection in Rubygeocoder Geocoder

CVE-2020-7981

sql.rb in Geocoder before 1.6.1 allows Boolean-based SQL injection when within_bounding_box is used in conjunction with untrusted sw_lat, sw_lng, ne_lat, or ne_lng data.

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

EPSS: 0.015 (71.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Rubygeocoder Geocoder
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

References

cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-7981?: CVE-2020-7981 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Rubygeocoder Geocoder, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-01-25.
How severe is CVE-2020-7981?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.