CVE-2020-8185

Description

A denial of service vulnerability exists in Rails <6.0.3.2 that allowed an untrusted user to run any pending migrations on a Rails app running in production.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.49% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org
Affected: n/a https://github.com/rails/rails
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://hackerone.com/reports/899069 third party advisory permissions required
https://groups.google.com/g/rubyonrails-security/c/pAe9EV8gbM0 mailing list third party advisory patch
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XJ7NUWXAEVRQCROIIBV4C6WXO6IR3KSB/ vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-8185?
CVE-2020-8185 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-8185?
To fix CVE-2020-8185, 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-2020-8185 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2020-8185 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-2020-8185?
CVE-2020-8185 affects n/a https://github.com/rails/rails.
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