Information Disclosure in Active Resource by Ruby on Rails
CVE-2020-8151

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Rubyonrails

Status
Https://github.com/rails/activeresource
Vendor
CVE Published:
12 May 2020

What is CVE-2020-8151?

A flaw in Active Resource versions earlier than 5.1.1 allows attackers to exploit specially crafted requests, potentially causing sensitive data to be disclosed unexpectedly. This vulnerability creates avenues for unauthorized information access, emphasizing the need for timely updates and security measures.

Affected Version(s)

https://github.com/rails/activeresource 5.1.1

References

https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/rubyonrails-sec...
x_refsource_MISC
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-ann...
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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CVE-2020-8151 : Information Disclosure in Active Resource by Ruby on Rails