Ruby on Rails 2.1.x, 2.2.x, and 2.3.x before 2.3.11, and 3.x before 3.0.4, does not properly validate HTTP requests that contain an X-Requested-With header, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks via forged (1) AJAX or (2) API requests that leverage "combinations of browser plugins and HTTP redirects," a related issue to CVE-2011-0696.
The web application does not, or cannot, sufficiently verify whether a request was intentionally provided by the user who sent the request, which could have originated from an unauthorized actor.
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0587 | vdb entry |
| http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2011/2/8/csrf-protection-bypass-in-ruby-on-rails | patch vendor advisory |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025060 | vdb entry |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055088.html | vendor advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46291 | vdb entry |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2247 | vendor advisory |
| http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-security/msg/c22ea1668c0d181c?dmode=source&output=gplain | mailing list patch |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/057650.html | vendor advisory |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/43274 | third party advisory |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0877 | vdb entry |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055074.html | vendor advisory |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/43666 | third party advisory |