SB2012062226 - Permissions, privileges, and access controls in Ruby on Rails

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SB2012062226 - Permissions, privileges, and access controls in Ruby on Rails

Published: June 22, 2012 Updated: September 29, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2012062226
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-2660)

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/http/request.rb in Ruby on Rails does not properly consider differences in parameter handling between the Active Record component and the Rack interface. A remote attacker can bypass intended database-query restrictions and perform NULL checks via a specially crafted request.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References