CVE-2008-7248

Public Exploit

Description

Ruby on Rails 2.1 before 2.1.3 and 2.2.x before 2.2.2 does not verify tokens for requests with certain content types, which allows remote attackers to bypass cross-site request forgery (CSRF) protection for requests to applications that rely on this protection, as demonstrated using text/plain.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 11.41% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/28/1 mailing list
http://www.rorsecurity.info/journal/2008/11/19/circumvent-rails-csrf-protection.html exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/36600 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://pseudo-flaw.net/content/web-browsers/form-data-encoding-roundup/
http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2008/11/18/potential-circumvention-of-csrf-protection-in-rails-2-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2544 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-security/browse_thread/thread/d741ee286e36e301?hl=en
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00004.html vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/02/2 mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/38915 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-7248?
CVE-2008-7248 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-7248?
To fix CVE-2008-7248, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-7248 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-7248 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~11% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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