CVE-2013-0233

Public Exploit

Description

Devise gem 2.2.x before 2.2.3, 2.1.x before 2.1.3, 2.0.x before 2.0.5, and 1.5.x before 1.5.4 for Ruby, when using certain databases, does not properly perform type conversion when performing database queries, which might allow remote attackers to cause incorrect results to be returned and bypass security checks via unknown vectors, as demonstrated by resetting passwords of arbitrary accounts.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 68.79% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory com.br
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.metasploit.com/modules/auxiliary/admin/http/rails_devise_pass_reset exploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/29/3 mailing list
http://www.phenoelit.org/blog/archives/2013/02/05/mysql_madness_and_rails/index.html exploit
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-03/msg00000.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57577 vdb entry
http://blog.plataformatec.com.br/2013/01/security-announcement-devise-v2-2-3-v2-1-3-v2-0-5-and-v1-5-3-released/ vendor advisory
https://github.com/Snorby/snorby/issues/261

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-0233?
CVE-2013-0233 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-0233?
To fix CVE-2013-0233, 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-2013-0233 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2013-0233 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~69% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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