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

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

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.