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GHSA-F57C-HX33-HVH8

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 00:54 – Updated: 2026-02-02 20:20

Summary

Active Record component in Ruby on Rails has a data-type injection vulnerability

Details

The Active Record component in Ruby on Rails 2.3.x, 3.0.x, 3.1.x, and 3.2.x does not ensure that the declared data type of a database column is used during comparisons of input values to stored values in that column, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct data-type injection attacks against Ruby on Rails applications via a crafted value, as demonstrated by unintended interaction between the "typed XML" feature and a MySQL database.

Severity

9.3 (Critical)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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CVE-2013-3221 (GCVE-0-2013-3221)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2013-04-22 01:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 16:00

Summary

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

mitre mitre root Scorecard

References

6 references

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https://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-secur…	mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
http://www.phenoelit.org/blog/archives/2013/02/in…	x_refsource_MISC
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/24/7	mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
https://gist.github.com/dakull/5442275	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/06/7	mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST

Date Public

2013-02-05 00:00

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