High severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 2, 2020· Updated Aug 4, 2024
CVE-2020-8163
CVE-2020-8163
Description
The is a code injection vulnerability in versions of Rails prior to 5.0.1 that wouldallow an attacker who controlled the locals argument of a render call to perform a RCE.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
actionviewRubyGems | < 4.2.11.3 | 4.2.11.3 |
Affected products
11- Rails/Railsdescription
- osv-coords10 versionspkg:bitnami/railspkg:gem/actionviewpkg:rpm/suse/rubygem-actionview-4_2&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%206-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/rubygem-actionview-4_2&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%207pkg:rpm/suse/rubygem-actionview-4_2&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%20Crowbar%208pkg:rpm/suse/rubygem-actionview-4_2&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%20Crowbar%209pkg:rpm/suse/rubygem-activesupport-4_2&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%206-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/rubygem-activesupport-4_2&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%207pkg:rpm/suse/rubygem-activesupport-4_2&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%20Crowbar%208pkg:rpm/suse/rubygem-activesupport-4_2&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%20Crowbar%209
< 5.0.1+ 9 more
- (no CPE)range: < 5.0.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.11.3
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.9-9.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.9-9.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.9-9.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.9-9.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.9-7.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.9-7.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.9-7.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.9-7.6.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
8- github.com/advisories/GHSA-cr3x-7m39-c6jqghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8163ghsaADVISORY
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/158604/Ruby-On-Rails-5.0.1-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/actionview/CVE-2020-8163.ymlghsaWEB
- groups.google.com/forum/ghsaWEB
- groups.google.com/g/rubyonrails-security/c/hWuKcHyoKh0ghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- hackerone.com/reports/304805ghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00013.htmlghsamailing-listx_refsource_MLISTWEB
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