High severity7.7NVD Advisory· Published Mar 13, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-5257
CVE-2020-5257
Description
In Administrate (rubygem) before version 0.13.0, when sorting by attributes on a dashboard, the direction parameter was not validated before being interpolated into the SQL query. This could present a SQL injection if the attacker were able to modify the direction parameter and bypass ActiveRecord SQL protections. Whilst this does have a high-impact, to exploit this you need access to the Administrate dashboards, which we would expect to be behind authentication. This is patched in wersion 0.13.0.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
administrateRubyGems | < 0.13.0 | 0.13.0 |
Affected products
3cpe:2.3:a:thoughtbot:administrate:*:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:thoughtbot:administrate:*:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:*range: <0.13.0
- (no CPE)range: < 0.13.0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
5- github.com/thoughtbot/administrate/commit/3ab838b83c5f565fba50e0c6f66fe4517f98eed3nvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-2p5p-m353-833wghsaADVISORY
- github.com/thoughtbot/administrate/security/advisories/GHSA-2p5p-m353-833wnvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5257ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/administrate/CVE-2020-5257.ymlghsaWEB
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