// For flags

CVE-2008-7248

Ruby on Rails 2.3.5 - 'protect_from_forgery' Cross-Site Request Forgery

Severity Score

6.8
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

2
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*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
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* 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
  • 2023-03-31 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Rubyonrails
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Rails
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2.1.0
Search vendor "Rubyonrails" for product "Rails" and version "2.1.0"
-
Affected
Rubyonrails
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Rails
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2.1.1
Search vendor "Rubyonrails" for product "Rails" and version "2.1.1"
-
Affected
Rubyonrails
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Rails
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2.1.2
Search vendor "Rubyonrails" for product "Rails" and version "2.1.2"
-
Affected
Rubyonrails
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Rails
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2.2.0
Search vendor "Rubyonrails" for product "Rails" and version "2.2.0"
-
Affected
Rubyonrails
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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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Affected