Risk | Low |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE ID | CVE-2020-8167 |
CWE ID | CWE-352 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
ActionView Server applications / Frameworks for developing and running applications |
Vendor | Rails |
This security advisory describes one low risk vulnerability.
Risk: Low
CVSSv3: 5.3 [CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C] [PCI]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-8167
CWE-ID:
CWE-352 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the HTTP request origin. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page and perform arbitrary actions on behalf of the victim on the vulnerable website.
This is a regression of CVE-2015-1840.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsActionView: 5.0.0, 5.0.0.1, 5.0.1, 5.0.2, 5.0.3, 5.0.4, 5.0.5, 5.0.6, 5.0.7, 5.0.7.1, 5.0.7.2, 5.1.0, 5.1.1, 5.1.2, 5.1.3, 5.1.4, 5.1.5, 5.1.6, 5.1.6.1, 5.1.6.2, 5.1.7, 5.2.0, 5.2.1, 5.2.1.1, 5.2.2, 5.2.2.1, 5.2.3, 5.2.4, 5.2.4.1, 5.2.4.2, 6.0.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 6.0.2.1, 6.0.2.2, 6.0.3
CPEhttps://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-RUBY-ACTIONVIEW-569601
https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/a20fbf9bc52e9596a675c1071ab3fe052ac4f0dc
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rubyonrails-security/x9DixQDG9a0
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.