CVE-2018-16476

Public Exploit

Description

A Broken Access Control vulnerability in Active Job versions >= 4.2.0 allows an attacker to craft user input which can cause Active Job to deserialize it using GlobalId and give them access to information that they should not have. This vulnerability has been fixed in versions 4.2.11, 5.0.7.1, 5.1.6.1, and 5.2.1.1.

Categories

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.94% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory rubyonrails.org
Affected: n/a https://github.com/rails/rails
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References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-16476?
CVE-2018-16476 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-16476?
To fix CVE-2018-16476, 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-2018-16476 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-16476 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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-2018-16476?
CVE-2018-16476 affects n/a https://github.com/rails/rails.
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