CVE-2011-3624
Various methods in WEBrick::HTTPRequest in Ruby 1.9.2 and 1.8.7 and earlier do not validate the X-Forwarded-For, X-Forwarded-Host and X-Forwarded-Server headers in requests, which might allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary text into log files or…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.52%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Various methods in WEBrick::HTTPRequest in Ruby 1.9.2 and 1.8.7 and earlier do not validate the X-Forwarded-For, X-Forwarded-Host and X-Forwarded-Server headers in requests, which might allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary text into log files or bypass intended address parsing via a crafted header.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.52% probability · 73th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-74
- Affected
- ruby-lang/ruby
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-3624Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-3624Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/5418
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-3624Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-3624Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-3624Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/5418
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-3624Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.