CVE-2015-9284

Description

The request phase of the OmniAuth Ruby gem (1.9.1 and earlier) is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery when used as part of the Ruby on Rails framework, allowing accounts to be connected without user intent, user interaction, or feedback to the user. This permits a secondary account to be able to sign into the web application as the primary account.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.84% Top 30%
Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory openwall.com
Affected: n/a omniauth ruby gem
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/omniauth/omniauth/pull/809 third party advisory patch
https://github.com/omniauth/omniauth-rails/pull/1 third party advisory
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/26/11 mailing list third party advisory patch
https://github.com/omniauth/omniauth/wiki/Resolving-CVE-2015-9284 third party advisory mitigation

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-9284?
CVE-2015-9284 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-9284?
To fix CVE-2015-9284, 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-2015-9284 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2015-9284 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2015-9284?
CVE-2015-9284 affects n/a omniauth ruby gem.
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