Critical severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 22, 2013· Updated Apr 29, 2026
CVE-2013-3221
CVE-2013-3221
Description
The Active Record component in Ruby on Rails 2.3.x, 3.0.x, 3.1.x, and 3.2.x does not ensure that the declared data type of a database column is used during comparisons of input values to stored values in that column, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct data-type injection attacks against Ruby on Rails applications via a crafted value, as demonstrated by unintended interaction between the "typed XML" feature and a MySQL database.
Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
activerecordRubyGems | < 4.2.0 | 4.2.0 |
Affected products
105cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 102 more
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:2.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:2.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:2.3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:2.3.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:2.3.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:2.3.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:2.3.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:2.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:2.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.0:rc:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.10:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.12:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.13:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.1:pre:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.2:pre:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.4:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.5:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.6:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.6:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.7:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.7:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.8:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.8:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.8:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.8:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.9:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.9:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.9:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.9:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.9:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.0:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.0:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.0:rc8:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.2:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.4:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.5:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.3:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.3:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.4:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
11- www.phenoelit.org/blog/archives/2013/02/index.htmlnvdExploit
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-f57c-hx33-hvh8ghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-3221ghsaADVISORY
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/06/7nvdWEB
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/24/7nvdWEB
- pl.reddit.com/r/netsec/comments/17yajp/mysql_madness_and_railsghsaWEB
- github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/activerecord/CVE-2013-3221.ymlghsaWEB
- groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-security/msg/1f3bc0b88a60c1cenvdWEB
- web.archive.org/web/20130825191249/http://www.phenoelit.org/blog/archives/2013/02/index.htmlghsaWEB
- pl.reddit.com/r/netsec/comments/17yajp/mysql_madness_and_rails/nvd
- gist.github.com/dakull/5442275nvd
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