CVE-2015-7576
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2015-7576 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2016-02-16 02:59:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC |
| Description | The http_basic_authenticate_with method in actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/http_authentication.rb in the Basic Authentication implementation in Action Controller in Ruby on Rails before 3.2.22.1, 4.0.x and 4.1.x before 4.1.14.1, 4.2.x before 4.2.5.1, and 5.x before 5.0.0.beta1.1 does not use a constant-time algorithm for verifying credentials, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass authentication by measuring timing differences. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.0 3.7 LOW from [email protected]
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Problem Types: CWE-254 | n/a
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 3.7 | LOW | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| 2.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
CVSS v3.0 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
HighPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
LowIntegrity
NoneAvailability
NoneCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
NoneAvailability
NoneAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.0.0 | - | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.0.0 | beta | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.0.0 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.0.0 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.0.1 | - | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.0.1 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.0.1 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.0.1 | rc3 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.0.1 | rc4 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.0.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.0.10 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.0.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.0.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.0.4 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.0.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.0.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.0.6 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.0.6 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.0.6 | rc3 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.0.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.0.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.0.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.0 | - | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.0 | beta1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.0 | beta2 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.0 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.0 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.10 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.10 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.10 | rc3 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.10 | rc4 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.12 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.13 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.13 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.14 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.14 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.14 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.2 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.2 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.2 | rc3 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.6 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.6 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.7.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.9 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.2.0 | beta1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.2.0 | beta2 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.2.0 | beta3 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.2.0 | beta4 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.2.0 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.2.0 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.2.0 | rc3 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.2.1 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.2.1 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.2.1 | rc3 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.2.1 | rc4 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.2.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.2.3 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.2.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.2.4 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.2.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.2.5 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.2.5 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 5.0.0 | beta1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Ruby On Rails | 4.0.10 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Ruby On Rails | 4.0.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Ruby On Rails | 4.0.11.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Ruby On Rails | 4.0.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Ruby On Rails | 4.0.13 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Ruby On Rails | 4.0.13 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Ruby On Rails | 4.1.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Ruby On Rails | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rails Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Determine Passwords, Modify Records, Bypass Security Restrictions, Deny Service, and Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks - SecurityTracker | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securitytracker.com | |
| openSUSE-SU-2016:0372-1: moderate: Security update for rubygem-actionpac | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 23 Update: rubygem-actionpack-4.2.3-4.fc23 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.fedoraproject.org | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 22 Update: rubygem-activemodel-4.2.0-2.fc22 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.fedoraproject.org | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3464-1 rails | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| Ruby On Rails Action Controller CVE-2015-7576 Information Disclosure Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| [security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1146-1: important: Security update for | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | |
| groups.google.com/forum/message/raw | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | groups.google.com | |
| oss-security - [CVE-2015-7576] Timing attack vulnerability in basic authentication in Action Controller. | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | |
| openSUSE-SU-2016:0363-1: moderate: Security update for rubygem-actionpac | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 22 Update: rubygem-activesupport-4.2.0-4.fc22 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.fedoraproject.org | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 23 Update: rubygem-activesupport-4.2.3-3.fc23 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.fedoraproject.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
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