CVE-2016-6317 – activerecord

Package

Manager: gem
Name: activerecord
Vulnerable Version: >=4.2.0 <4.2.7.1

Severity

Level: High

CVSS v3.1: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

EPSS: 0.00381 pctl0.58716

Details

ActiveRecord in Ruby on Rails allows database-query bypass Active Record in Ruby on Rails 4.2.x before 4.2.7.1 does not properly consider differences in parameter handling between the Active Record component and the JSON implementation, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended database-query restrictions and perform NULL checks or trigger missing WHERE clauses via a crafted request, as demonstrated by certain "[nil]" values, a related issue to CVE-2012-2660, CVE-2012-2694, and CVE-2013-0155.

Metadata

Created: 2017-10-24T18:33:35Z
Modified: 2023-07-04T00:01:26Z
Source: https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2017/10/GHSA-pr3r-4wrp-r2pv/GHSA-pr3r-4wrp-r2pv.json
CWE IDs: ["CWE-284", "CWE-476"]
Alternative ID: GHSA-pr3r-4wrp-r2pv
Finding: F039
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