CVE-2020-8163
unknown
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
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VIR risk
1.0
Description
The is a code injection vulnerability in versions of Rails prior to 5.0.1 that wouldallow an attacker who controlled the `locals` argument of a `render` call to perform a RCE.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
65%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-8163
Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-8163.html
Exploits
Exploit-DB
- EDB-48716 · webapps · ruby
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 2:5.2.0+dfsg-2 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 2:5.2.0+dfsg-2 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 2:5.2.0+dfsg-2 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 2:5.2.0+dfsg-2 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 2:5.2.0+dfsg-2 |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| RubyGems | actionview | <>= 4.2.11.2 | >= 4.2.11.2 |
| RubyGems | actionview | <4.2.11.3 | 4.2.11.3 |
References
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rubyonrails-security/hWuKcHyoKh0
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-8163.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8163
- https://hackerone.com/reports/304805
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/actionview/CVE-2020-8163.yml
- https://groups.google.com/g/rubyonrails-security/c/hWuKcHyoKh0
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00013.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158604/Ruby-On-Rails-5.0.1-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-8163
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.