CVE-2013-0269

Description

The JSON gem before 1.5.5, 1.6.x before 1.6.8, and 1.7.x before 1.7.7 for Ruby allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) or bypass the mass assignment protection mechanism via a crafted JSON document that triggers the creation of arbitrary Ruby symbols or certain internal objects, as demonstrated by conducting a SQL injection attack against Ruby on Rails, aka "Unsafe Object Creation Vulnerability."

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 10.01% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory slackware.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory rubyonrails.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0701.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-04/msg00034.html vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00006.html vendor advisory
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2013&m=slackware-security.426862 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/52774 third party advisory
http://spreecommerce.com/blog/multiple-security-vulnerabilities-fixed
https://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-security/msg/d8e0db6e08c81428?dmode=source&output=gplain mailing list
http://www.osvdb.org/90074 vdb entry
https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2013-0269
http://secunia.com/advisories/52902 third party advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0686.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57899 vdb entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/11/7 mailing list
http://www.zweitag.de/en/blog/ruby-on-rails-vulnerable-to-mass-assignment-and-sql-injection
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/11/8 mailing list
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1733-1 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00001.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1028.html vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/82010 vdb entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1147.html vendor advisory
http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2013/2/11/SEC-ANN-Rails-3-2-12-3-1-11-and-2-3-17-have-been-released/ vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/52075 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00015.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-0269?
CVE-2013-0269 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-0269?
To fix CVE-2013-0269, 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-2013-0269 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2013-0269 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~10% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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