CVE-2016-6317

NVD - CVE-2016-6317

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CVE-2016-6317 Detail

Current 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.


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Severity

 


CVSS 3.x Severity and Metrics:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
Base Score:  7.5 HIGH
Vector:  CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N


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Hyperlink Resource
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1855.html
http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2016/8/11/Rails-5-0-0-1-4-2-7-2-and-3-2-22-3-have-been-released/ Release Notes 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/11/4 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92434
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/ruby-security-ann/WccgKSKiPZA

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-284 Improper Access Control cwe source acceptance level NIST  
CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-6317
NVD Published Date:
09/07/2016
NVD Last Modified:
08/08/2019
Source:
MITRE