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Medium Public exploit CVE-2008-7248 EUVD-2017-0192GHSA-8fqx-7pv4-3jwm

Improper Input Validation in actionpack

Published Dec 16, 2009 · Updated Aug 7, 2024 · Assigned by redhat

Package: actionpack Package: rails Ecosystem: Debian Ecosystem: RubyGems

Description

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.

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

Debian

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 rails 2.2.3-1 —
Debian 13 rails 2.2.3-1 —
Debian 12 rails 2.2.3-1 —

Public exploits

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Exploit-DB 1

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Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
RubyGems actionpack >= 2.1.0, < 2.1.3 2.1.3 GHSA-8fqx-7pv4-3jwm
RubyGems actionpack >= 2.2.0, < 2.2.2 2.2.2 GHSA-8fqx-7pv4-3jwm

References