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ID:11997 - Exploit for SQL injection in Ruby on Rails - CVE-2013-0333
ID:11997 - Exploit for SQL injection in Ruby on Rails - CVE-2013-0333
Published: September 30, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU116187
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-0333
CWE-ID: CWE-89
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
Ruby on Rails
Ruby on Rails
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL queries in database.
The vulnerability exists due to lib/active_support/json/backends/yaml.rb in Ruby on Rails does not properly convert JSON data to YAML data for processing by a YAML parser. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code, conduct SQL injection attacks, or bypass authentication via crafted data that triggers unsafe decoding.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.