CVE-2008-7248
Ruby on Rails 2.3.5 - 'protect_from_forgery' Cross-Site Request Forgery
Severity Score
6.3
*CVSS v3
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
2
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
Ruby on Rails 2.1 before 2.1.3 and 2.2.x before 2.2.2 does not verify tokens for requests with certain content types, which allows remote attackers to bypass cross-site request forgery (CSRF) protection for requests to applications that rely on this protection, as demonstrated using text/plain.
Ruby on Rails v2.1 anteriores a v2.1.3 y v2.2.x anteriores a v2.2.2 no verifica los token en peticiones con ciertos tipos de contenido, lo que permite a atacantes remotos evitar la protección contra la falsificación de petición en sitios cruzados (CSRF) para peticiones de aplicaciones que la requieren con se demuestra en el uso de texto plano.
*Credits:
N/A
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2009-12-11 CVE Reserved
- 2009-12-14 First Exploit
- 2009-12-16 CVE Published
- 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
CAPEC
References (11)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-security/browse_thread/thread/d741ee286e36e301?hl=en | X_refsource_misc | |
| http://pseudo-flaw.net/content/web-browsers/form-data-encoding-roundup | X_refsource_misc | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/38915 | Third Party Advisory | |
| http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2008/11/18/potential-circumvention-of-csrf-protection-in-rails-2-1 | X_refsource_confirm | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/28/1 | Mailing List |
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| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/02/2 | Mailing List |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33402 | 2009-12-14 | |
| http://www.rorsecurity.info/journal/2008/11/19/circumvent-rails-csrf-protection.html | 2024-08-07 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00004.html | 2023-02-13 | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/36600 | 2023-02-13 | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2544 | 2023-02-13 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Rubyonrails Search vendor "Rubyonrails" | Rails Search vendor "Rubyonrails" for product "Rails" | 2.1.0 Search vendor "Rubyonrails" for product "Rails" and version "2.1.0" | - |
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| Rubyonrails Search vendor "Rubyonrails" | Rails Search vendor "Rubyonrails" for product "Rails" | 2.1.1 Search vendor "Rubyonrails" for product "Rails" and version "2.1.1" | - |
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| Rubyonrails Search vendor "Rubyonrails" | Rails Search vendor "Rubyonrails" for product "Rails" | 2.1.2 Search vendor "Rubyonrails" for product "Rails" and version "2.1.2" | - |
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| Rubyonrails Search vendor "Rubyonrails" | Rails Search vendor "Rubyonrails" for product "Rails" | 2.2.0 Search vendor "Rubyonrails" for product "Rails" and version "2.2.0" | - |
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| Rubyonrails Search vendor "Rubyonrails" | Rails Search vendor "Rubyonrails" for product "Rails" | 2.2.1 Search vendor "Rubyonrails" for product "Rails" and version "2.2.1" | - |
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