SB2020051310 - Information disclosure in Ruby Active Resource library
Published: May 13, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020051310
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-8151)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to the way Active Resource encodes data before querying the back end server. A remote attacker can send specially crafted requests and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.