Description
Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in the quote_table_name method in the ActiveRecord adapters in activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/ in Ruby on Rails before 2.3.13, 3.0.x before 3.0.10, and 3.1.x before 3.1.0.rc5 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via a crafted column name.
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 ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | rails | 2.3.14 | — |
| Debian 13 | rails | 2.3.14 | — |
| Debian 12 | rails | 2.3.14 | — |
| Debian 6.0 | rails | 2.3.5-1.2+squeeze1 | DSA-2301-1 |
| Debian 5.0 | rails | 2.1.0-7+lenny1 | DSA-2301-1 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RubyGems | activerecord | >= 2.0.0, < 2.3.13 | 2.3.13 | GHSA-h6w6-xmqv-7q78 |
| RubyGems | activerecord | >= 3.0.0.beta, < 3.0.10 | 3.0.10 | GHSA-h6w6-xmqv-7q78 |
| RubyGems | activerecord | >= 3.1.0.beta1, < 3.1.0.rc5 | 3.1.0.rc5 | GHSA-h6w6-xmqv-7q78 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-2301-1 rails - several Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- [oss-security] 20110817 CVE request: ruby on rails flaws (4) mailing-list
- https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/8a39f411dc3c806422785b1f4d5c7c9d58e4bf85
- [oss-security] 20110822 Re: CVE request: ruby on rails flaws (4) mailing-list
- FEDORA-2011-11386 vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20110819 Re: CVE request: ruby on rails flaws (4) mailing-list
- DSA-2301 vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20110820 Re: CVE request: ruby on rails flaws (4) mailing-list
- [rubyonrails-security] 20110816 SQL Injection Vulnerability in quote_table_name mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20110822 Re: CVE request: ruby on rails flaws (4) mailing-list
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=731438
- [oss-security] 20110822 Re: CVE request: ruby on rails flaws (4) mailing-list
- http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2011/8/16/ann-rails-3-1-0-rc6