CVE-2016-6317

Summary

CVE	CVE-2016-6317
State	PUBLISHED
Assigner	redhat
Source Priority	CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published	2016-09-07 19:28:11 UTC
Updated	2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
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.

Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.003810000 probability, percentile 0.594930000 (date 2026-05-06)

Problem Types: CWE-284 | CWE-476 | n/a

Version	Source	Type	Score	Severity	Vector
3.0	[email protected]	Primary	7.5	HIGH	`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N`
2.0	[email protected]	Primary	5		`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

None

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

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

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language
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	4.2.5.1	All	All	All
Application	Rubyonrails	Rails	4.2.5.2	All	All	All
Application	Rubyonrails	Rails	4.2.6	All	All	All
Application	Rubyonrails	Rails	4.2.6	rc1	All	All
Application	Rubyonrails	Rails	4.2.7	All	All	All
Application	Rubyonrails	Rails	4.2.7	rc1	All	All

Source	Vendor	Product	Version	Platforms
CNA	Na	N/a	affected n/a	Not specified

Reference	Source	Link	Tags
oss-security - [CVE-2016-6317] Unsafe Query Generation Risk in Active Record	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.openwall.com	Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Riding Rails: Rails 5.0.0.1, 4.2.7.1, and 3.2.22.3 have been released!	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	weblog.rubyonrails.org	Release Notes
Ruby on Rails Active Record CVE-2016-6317 SQL Injection Vulnerability	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.securityfocus.com
Red Hat Customer Portal	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	rhn.redhat.com
Google Groups	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	groups.google.com
Google Groups	MITRE	groups.google.com
CVE Program record	CVE.ORG	www.cve.org	canonical
NVD vulnerability detail	NVD	nvd.nist.gov	canonical, analysis

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