SQL injection in Action Mailer - CVE-2014-3483
Published: July 7, 2014 / Updated: July 28, 2020
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL queries in database.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to the affected application and execute arbitrary SQL commands within the application database.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to read, delete, modify data in database and gain complete control over the affected application.
Affected software
ruby-actionmailer (Alpine package)
ruby-redmine-actionmailer (Alpine package)
ruby-redmine-rails (Alpine package)
ruby-redmine-activesupport (Alpine package)
ruby-activesupport (Alpine package)
ruby-rails (Alpine package)
ruby-activemodel (Alpine package)
ruby-actionpack (Alpine package)
How to mitigate CVE-2014-3483
ruby-actionmailer (Alpine package) - addressed in versions 4.0.7-r0, 4.0.12-r0
ruby-redmine-actionmailer (Alpine package) - update to 3.2.21-r0
ruby-redmine-rails (Alpine package) - update to 3.2.19-r0
ruby-redmine-activesupport (Alpine package) - update to 3.2.19-r0
ruby-activesupport (Alpine package) - update to 4.0.7-r0
ruby-rails (Alpine package) - update to 4.0.7-r0
ruby-activemodel (Alpine package) - update to 4.0.7-r0
ruby-actionpack (Alpine package) - update to 4.0.7-r0
External References
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/02/5
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0877.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59971
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60214
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2982
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68341
- https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=rubyonrails-security/wDxePLJGZdI/WP7EasCJTA4J
Related Security Bulletins
- SQL injection in Rails Action Mailer for Ruby on Rails
- SQL injection in ruby-redmine-actionmailer (Alpine package)
- SQL injection in ruby-actionmailer (Alpine package)
- SQL injection in ruby-rails (Alpine package)
- SQL injection in ruby-activesupport (Alpine package)
- SQL injection in ruby-activemodel (Alpine package)
- SQL injection in ruby-actionpack (Alpine package)