CVE-2012-6497
The Authlogic gem for Ruby on Rails, when used with certain versions before 3.2.10, makes potentially unsafe find_by_id method calls, which might allow remote attackers to conduct CVE-2012-6496 SQL injection attacks via a crafted parameter in…
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Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.74%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The Authlogic gem for Ruby on Rails, when used with certain versions before 3.2.10, makes potentially unsafe find_by_id method calls, which might allow remote attackers to conduct CVE-2012-6496 SQL injection attacks via a crafted parameter in environments that have a known secret_token value, as demonstrated by a value contained in secret_token.rb in an open-source product.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.74% probability · 85th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-89
- Affected
- rubyonrails/rails
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://blog.phusion.nl/2013/01/03/rails-sql-injection-vulnerability-hold-your-horses-here-are-the-facts/Exploit
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/03/12Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://phenoelit.org/blog/archives/2012/12/21/let_me_github_that_for_you/index.htmlBroken Link, Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57084Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://blog.phusion.nl/2013/01/03/rails-sql-injection-vulnerability-hold-your-horses-here-are-the-facts/Exploit
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/03/12Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://phenoelit.org/blog/archives/2012/12/21/let_me_github_that_for_you/index.htmlBroken Link, Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57084Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.