#VU116187 SQL injection in Ruby on Rails - CVE-2013-0333
Published: September 30, 2025 / Updated: September 30, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU116187
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-0333
CWE-ID: CWE-89
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vulnerable software:
Ruby on Rails
Ruby on Rails
Software vendor:
Rails
Rails
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.