High severity7.3NVD Advisory· Published Apr 7, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-2098
CVE-2016-2098
Description
Action Pack in Ruby on Rails before 3.2.22.2, 4.x before 4.1.14.2, and 4.2.x before 4.2.5.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Ruby code by leveraging an application's unrestricted use of the render method.
Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
actionpackRubyGems | >= 3.0.0, < 3.2.22.2 | 3.2.22.2 |
actionpackRubyGems | >= 4.0.0, < 4.1.14.2 | 4.1.14.2 |
actionpackRubyGems | >= 4.2.0, < 4.2.5.2 | 4.2.5.2 |
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
21- weblog.rubyonrails.org/2016/2/29/Rails-4-2-5-2-4-1-14-2-3-2-22-2-have-been-released/nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-78rc-8c29-p45gghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2098ghsaADVISORY
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00057.htmlnvdWEB
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00080.htmlnvdWEB
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00083.htmlnvdWEB
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00086.htmlnvdWEB
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00006.htmlnvdWEB
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00053.htmlnvdWEB
- weblog.rubyonrails.org/2016/2/29/Rails-4-2-5-2-4-1-14-2-3-2-22-2-have-been-releasedghsaWEB
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3509nvdWEB
- github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/actionpack/CVE-2016-2098.ymlghsaWEB
- groups.google.com/forum/ghsaWEB
- web.archive.org/web/20200228015318/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83725ghsaWEB
- web.archive.org/web/20210612214217/https://groups.google.com/forum/message/rawghsaWEB
- web.archive.org/web/20211205173437/https://securitytracker.com/id/1035122ghsaWEB
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40086ghsaWEB
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/83725nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1035122nvd
- groups.google.com/forum/message/rawnvd
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40086/nvd
News mentions
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