CVE-2015-7577

Summary

CVECVE-2015-7577
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-02-16 02:59:01 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
Descriptionactiverecord/lib/active_record/nested_attributes.rb in Active Record in Ruby on Rails 3.1.x and 3.2.x 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 properly implement a certain destroy option, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended change restrictions by leveraging use of the nested attributes feature.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 5.3 MEDIUM from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-284 | n/a


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary5.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
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

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
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
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3464-1 rails af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Ruby on Rails Action Record CVE-2015-7577 Security Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 22 Update: rubygem-activerecord-4.2.0-2.fc22 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
[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
[SECURITY] Fedora 23 Update: rubygem-activerecord-4.2.3-2.fc23 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
groups.google.com/forum/message/raw af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 groups.google.com
openSUSE-SU-2016:0363-1: moderate: Security update for rubygem-actionpac af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
oss-security - [CVE-2015-7577] Nested attributes rejection proc bypass in Active Record. af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
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