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High · 8.8 CVE-2024-28121 EUVD-2024-0913GHSA-f78j-4w3g-4q65

Reflex arbitrary method call in stimulus_reflex

Published Mar 12, 2024 · Updated Feb 13, 2025 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

stimulus_reflex is a system to extend the capabilities of both Rails and Stimulus by intercepting user interactions and passing them to Rails over real-time websockets. In affected versions more methods than expected can be called on reflex instances. Being able to call some of them has security implications. To invoke a reflex a websocket message of the following shape is sent: `\"target\":\"[class_name]#[method_name]\",\"args\":[]`. The server will proceed to instantiate `reflex` using the provided `class_name` as long as it extends `StimulusReflex::Reflex`. It then attempts to call `method_name` on the instance with the provided arguments. This is problematic as `reflex.method method_name` can be more methods that those explicitly specified by the developer in their reflex class. A good example is the instance_variable_set method. This vulnerability has been patched in versions 3.4.2 and 3.5.0.rc4. Users unable to upgrade should: see the backing GHSA advisory for mitigation advice.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
stimulusreflex stimulus_reflex >= 3.5.0.rc1, < 3.5.0.rc4, < 3.4.2 —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
npm stimulus_reflex >= 3.5.0-pre0, < 3.5.0-rc4 3.5.0-rc4 GHSA-f78j-4w3g-4q65
npm stimulus_reflex < 3.4.2 3.4.2 GHSA-f78j-4w3g-4q65
RubyGems stimulus_reflex >= 3.5.0.pre0, < 3.5.0.rc4 3.5.0.rc4 GHSA-f78j-4w3g-4q65
RubyGems stimulus_reflex < 3.4.2 3.4.2 GHSA-f78j-4w3g-4q65

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