High severity8.1NVD Advisory· Published Dec 29, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-17920
CVE-2017-17920
Description
SQL injection vulnerability in the 'reorder' method in Ruby on Rails 5.1.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the 'name' parameter. NOTE: The vendor disputes this issue because the documentation states that this method is not intended for use with untrusted input
Affected products
2cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=5.1.4
- (no CPE)range: <=5.1.4
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- kay-malwarebenchmark.github.io/blog/ruby-on-rails-arbitrary-sql-injection/nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
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