CVE-2015-3224
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.3
Description
Web Console (Ruby gem) contains whitelisted_ips bypass
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Exploits
Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.
Metasploit modules
Source code queued for fetch — refresh in a moment.
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| RubyGems | web-console | <>= 2.1.3 | >= 2.1.3 |
| RubyGems | web-console | <2.1.3 | 2.1.3 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| rubyonrails | web_console | {"endIncluding":"2.1.2"} | |
References
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/ruby-security-ann/lzmz9_ijUFw
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-June/160881.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/16/18
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75237
- https://github.com/rails/web-console/blob/master/CHANGELOG.markdown
- https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=rubyonrails-security/lzmz9_ijUFw/HBMPi4zp5NAJ
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3224
- https://github.com/rails/web-console
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/web-console/CVE-2015-3224.yml
CWEs
CWE-284
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.