SB2013041212 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in ruby-activerecord (Alpine package)



SB2013041212 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in ruby-activerecord (Alpine package)

Published: April 12, 2013

Security Bulletin ID SB2013041212
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
  • Low
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-0276)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.

ActiveRecord in Ruby on Rails before 2.3.17, 3.1.x before 3.1.11, and 3.2.x before 3.2.12 allows remote attackers to bypass the attr_protected protection mechanism and modify protected model attributes via a crafted request.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.