CVE-2016-6317 Information

Description

Action Record in Ruby on Rails 4.2.x before 4.2.7.1 does not properly consider differences in parameter handling between the Active Record component and the JSON implementation which allows remote attackers to bypass intended database-query restrictions and perform NULL checks or trigger missing WHERE clauses via a crafted request as demonstrated by certain [nil]\ values a related issue to CVE-2012-2660 CVE-2012-2694 and CVE-2013-0155.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Reference

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1855.html http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2016/8/11/Rails-5-0-0-1-4-2-7-2-and-3-2-22-3-have-been-released/ http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/11/4 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92434 https://groups.google.com/forum/!topic/ruby-security-ann/WccgKSKiPZA

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

NONE

Base Severity

7.5