HIGH7.3
GHSA-78rc-8c29-p45g
actionpack allows remote code execution via application's unrestricted use of render method
Quick fix
GHSA-78rc-8c29-p45g — actionpack: upgrade to the fixed version with the command below.
bundle update actionpackDetails
Action Pack in Ruby on Rails before 3.2.22.2, 4.x before 4.1.14.2, and 4.2.x before 4.2.5.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Ruby code by leveraging an application's unrestricted use of the render method.
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Affected packages
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2098[ADVISORY]
- https://github.com/rails/rails[PACKAGE]
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/actionpack/CVE-2016-2098.yml[WEB]
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rubyonrails-security/ly-IH-fxr_Q[WEB]
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200228015318/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83725[WEB]
- https://web.archive.org/web/20210612214217/https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=rubyonrails-security/ly-IH-fxr_Q/WLoOhcMZIAAJ[WEB]
- https://web.archive.org/web/20211205173437/https://securitytracker.com/id/1035122[WEB]
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40086[WEB]
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00057.html[WEB]
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00080.html[WEB]
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00083.html[WEB]
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00086.html[WEB]
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00006.html[WEB]
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00053.html[WEB]
- http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2016/2/29/Rails-4-2-5-2-4-1-14-2-3-2-22-2-have-been-released[WEB]
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3509[WEB]