VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-17920
SQL injection vulnerability in the 'reorder' method in Ruby on Rails 5.1.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the 'name' parameter.
HIGH 8.1EPSS 1.52%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.52%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
SQL injection vulnerability in the 'reorder' method in Ruby on Rails 5.1.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the 'name' parameter. NOTE: The vendor disputes this issue because the documentation states that this method is not intended for use with untrusted input
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.52% probability · 73th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-89
- Affected
- rubyonrails/ruby on rails
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://kay-malwarebenchmark.github.io/blog/ruby-on-rails-arbitrary-sql-injection/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://kay-malwarebenchmark.github.io/blog/ruby-on-rails-arbitrary-sql-injection/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.