VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2008-7309
Insoshi before 20080920 does not properly restrict the use of a hash to provide values for a model's attributes, which allows remote attackers to set the ForumPost user_id value via a modified URL, related to a "mass assignment" vulnerability.
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 1.05%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.05%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Insoshi before 20080920 does not properly restrict the use of a hash to provide values for a model's attributes, which allows remote attackers to set the ForumPost user_id value via a modified URL, related to a "mass assignment" vulnerability.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.05% probability · 62th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-255
- Affected
- insoshi/insoshi
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://blog.mhartl.com/2008/09/21/finding-and-fixing-mass-assignment-problems-in-rails-applications/Exploit
- http://railspikes.com/2008/9/22/is-your-rails-application-safe-from-mass-assignmentExploit
- http://blog.mhartl.com/2008/09/21/finding-and-fixing-mass-assignment-problems-in-rails-applications/Exploit
- http://railspikes.com/2008/9/22/is-your-rails-application-safe-from-mass-assignmentExploit
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.