Description
request.rb in Web Console before 2.1.3, as used with Ruby on Rails 3.x and 4.x, does not properly restrict the use of X-Forwarded-For headers in determining a client's IP address, which allows remote attackers to bypass the whitelisted_ips protection mechanism via a crafted request.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 4.3/10
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-June/160881.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/16/18
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75237
- https://github.com/rails/web-console/blob/master/CHANGELOG.markdownVendor Advisory
- https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=rubyonrails-security/lzmz9_ijUFw/HBMPi4zp5NAJVendor Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-June/160881.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/16/18
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75237
- https://github.com/rails/web-console/blob/master/CHANGELOG.markdownVendor Advisory
- https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=rubyonrails-security/lzmz9_ijUFw/HBMPi4zp5NAJVendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Jul 26, 2015
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified