CVE-2013-4562

Public Exploit

Description

The omniauth-facebook gem 1.4.1 before 1.5.0 does not properly store the session parameter, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks via the state parameter.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.48%
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q4/264 mailing list
http://www.osvdb.org/99693 vdb entry
https://github.com/mkdynamic/omniauth-facebook/commit/ccfcc26fe7e34acbd75ad4a095fd01ce5ff48ee7 patch exploit
https://groups.google.com/d/msg/ruby-security-ann/-tJHNlTiPh4/9SJxdEWLIawJ mailing list
http://osvdb.org/ref/99/omniauth-facebook_gem.txt
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q4/267 mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-4562?
CVE-2013-4562 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-4562?
To fix CVE-2013-4562, 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-2013-4562 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2013-4562 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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