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CVE-2008-7248

Ruby on Rails 2.1 before 2.1.3 and 2.2.x before 2.2.2 does not verify tokens for requests with certain content types, wh

Ruby on Rails 2.1 before 2.1.3 and 2.2.x before 2.2.2 does not verify tokens for requests with certain content types, which allows remote attackers to bypass cross-site request forgery (CSRF) protection for requests to applications that rely on this protection, as demonstrated using text/plain.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8 EPSS 0.11409
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
  • EPSS percentile: top 6% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
Sigma rules1 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-20Improper Input Validation
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Affected Products & Versions

1
rubyonrails railsall versions
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Affected Packages

1
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
RubyGems actionpack MODERATE fixed in 2.1.3
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Public Exploits & PoCs

2
remoteRuby on Rails 2.3.5 - 'protect_from_forgery' Cross-Site Request Forgeryverified
pocwww.rorsecurity.info · circumvent-rails-csrf-protection.htmlwww.rorsecurity.info
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
productmediumRuby on Rails Framework Exceptions
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Scoring & Timeline

6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com
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v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD16 Dec 2009 · 01:30 AM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-security/browse_thread/thread/d741ee286e36e301?hl=en
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00004.html
http://pseudo-flaw.net/content/web-browsers/form-data-encoding-roundup/
http://secunia.com/advisories/36600Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38915
http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2008/11/18/potential-circumvention-of-csrf-protection-in-rails-2-1
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