CVE-2020-8164

Public Exploit

Description

A deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability exists in rails < 5.2.4.3, rails < 6.0.3.1 which can allow an attacker to supply information can be inadvertently leaked fromStrong Parameters.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 6.33% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org
Affected: n/a https://github.com/rails/rails
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://hackerone.com/reports/292797 exploit third party advisory patch
https://groups.google.com/g/rubyonrails-security/c/f6ioe4sdpbY third party advisory patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00022.html third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00013.html third party advisory mailing list
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4766 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00089.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00093.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00107.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-8164?
CVE-2020-8164 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-8164?
To fix CVE-2020-8164, 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-2020-8164 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2020-8164 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2020-8164?
CVE-2020-8164 affects n/a https://github.com/rails/rails.
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