Moderate severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 21, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-5189
CVE-2008-5189
Description
CRLF injection vulnerability in Ruby on Rails before 2.0.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP headers and conduct HTTP response splitting attacks via a crafted URL to the redirect_to function.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
railsRubyGems | < 2.0.5 | 2.0.5 |
Affected products
50cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 37 more
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.14.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.14.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.14.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.9.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:1.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:2.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:2.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 10 more
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.0.4
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:0.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:0.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:0.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:0.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:0.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
8- www.securityfocus.com/bid/32359nvdPatch
- weblog.rubyonrails.org/2008/10/19/rails-2-0-5-redirect_to-and-offset-limit-sanitizingnvdVendor AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-jmgf-p46x-982hghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5189ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/rails/rails/commit/7282ed863ca7e6f928bae9162c9a63a98775a19dnvdWEB
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00002.htmlnvdWEB
- weblog.rubyonrails.org/2008/10/19/response-splitting-risknvdWEB
- github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/rails/CVE-2008-5189.ymlghsaWEB
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