Auth bypass in Rubyonrails Active Resource
CVE-2020-8151
There is a possible information disclosure issue in Active Resource <v5.1.1 that could allow an attacker to create specially crafted requests to access data in an unexpected way and possibly leak information.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
EPSS: 0.022 (80.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Rubyonrails Active_resource
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 33
- N/a Https://github.com/rails/activeresource — versions 5.1.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- support@hackerone.com (x_refsource_MISC)
- support@hackerone.com (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-8151?
- CVE-2020-8151 is a high-severity vulnerability in Rubyonrails Active Resource, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-05-12.
- How severe is CVE-2020-8151?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.