High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 7, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-6317
CVE-2016-6317
Description
Action Record in Ruby on Rails 4.2.x before 4.2.7.1 does not properly consider differences in parameter handling between the Active Record component and the JSON implementation, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended database-query restrictions and perform NULL checks or trigger missing WHERE clauses via a crafted request, as demonstrated by certain "[nil]" values, a related issue to CVE-2012-2660, CVE-2012-2694, and CVE-2013-0155.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
activerecordRubyGems | >= 4.2.0, < 4.2.7.1 | 4.2.7.1 |
Affected products
68cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 26 more
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.1:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.3:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.4:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.5:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.5:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.6:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.7:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ghsa-coords41 versionspkg:gem/activerecordpkg:rpm/suse/rubygem-actionmailer-4_2&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%203pkg:rpm/suse/rubygem-actionmailer-4_2&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%204pkg:rpm/suse/rubygem-actionmailer-4_2&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%206pkg:rpm/suse/rubygem-actionmailer-4_2&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%207pkg:rpm/suse/rubygem-actionpack-4_2&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%203pkg:rpm/suse/rubygem-actionpack-4_2&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%204pkg:rpm/suse/rubygem-actionpack-4_2&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%206pkg:rpm/suse/rubygem-actionpack-4_2&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%207pkg:rpm/suse/rubygem-actionview-4_2&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%203pkg:rpm/suse/rubygem-actionview-4_2&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%204pkg:rpm/suse/rubygem-actionview-4_2&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%206pkg:rpm/suse/rubygem-actionview-4_2&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%207pkg:rpm/suse/rubygem-activejob-4_2&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%203pkg:rpm/suse/rubygem-activejob-4_2&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%204pkg:rpm/suse/rubygem-activejob-4_2&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%206pkg:rpm/suse/rubygem-activejob-4_2&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%207pkg:rpm/suse/rubygem-activemodel-4_2&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%203pkg:rpm/suse/rubygem-activemodel-4_2&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%204pkg:rpm/suse/rubygem-activemodel-4_2&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%206pkg:rpm/suse/rubygem-activemodel-4_2&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%207pkg:rpm/suse/rubygem-activerecord-4_2&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%203pkg:rpm/suse/rubygem-activerecord-4_2&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%204pkg:rpm/suse/rubygem-activerecord-4_2&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%206pkg:rpm/suse/rubygem-activerecord-4_2&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%207pkg:rpm/suse/rubygem-activesupport-4_2&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%203pkg:rpm/suse/rubygem-activesupport-4_2&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%204pkg:rpm/suse/rubygem-activesupport-4_2&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%206pkg:rpm/suse/rubygem-activesupport-4_2&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%207pkg:rpm/suse/rubygem-rails-4_2&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%203pkg:rpm/suse/rubygem-rails-4_2&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%204pkg:rpm/suse/rubygem-rails-4_2&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%206pkg:rpm/suse/rubygem-rails-4_2&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%207pkg:rpm/suse/rubygem-rails-html-sanitizer&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%203pkg:rpm/suse/rubygem-rails-html-sanitizer&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%204pkg:rpm/suse/rubygem-rails-html-sanitizer&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%206pkg:rpm/suse/rubygem-rails-html-sanitizer&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%207pkg:rpm/suse/rubygem-railties-4_2&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%203pkg:rpm/suse/rubygem-railties-4_2&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%204pkg:rpm/suse/rubygem-railties-4_2&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%206pkg:rpm/suse/rubygem-railties-4_2&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%207
>= 4.2.0, < 4.2.7.1+ 40 more
- (no CPE)range: >= 4.2.0, < 4.2.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.9-3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.9-3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.9-3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.9-3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.9-7.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.9-7.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.9-7.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.9-7.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.9-9.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.9-9.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.9-9.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.9-9.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.9-3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.9-3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.9-3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.9-3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.9-6.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.9-6.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.9-6.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.9-6.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.9-6.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.9-6.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.9-6.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.9-6.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.9-7.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.9-7.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.9-7.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.9-7.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.9-3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.9-3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.9-3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.9-3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.3-8.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.3-8.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.3-8.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.3-8.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.9-3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.9-3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.9-3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.9-3.3.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
11- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/11/4nvdMailing ListThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-pr3r-4wrp-r2pvghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6317ghsaADVISORY
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1855.htmlnvdWEB
- weblog.rubyonrails.org/2016/8/11/Rails-5-0-0-1-4-2-7-2-and-3-2-22-3-have-been-releasedghsaWEB
- weblog.rubyonrails.org/2016/8/11/Rails-5-0-0-1-4-2-7-2-and-3-2-22-3-have-been-released/nvdRelease Notes
- github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/activerecord/CVE-2016-6317.ymlghsaWEB
- groups.google.com/forum/ghsaWEB
- groups.google.com/forum/ghsaWEB
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92434nvd
- groups.google.com/forum/nvd
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