Improper Input Validation in actionpack
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.
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Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2008-7248US | medium6.8 | Exploit | ||
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 for… | ||||
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references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-security/browse_thread/thread/d741ee286e36e301?hl=enWEB
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00004.htmlWEB
- http://pseudo-flaw.net/content/web-browsers/form-data-encoding-roundupWEB
- http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2008/11/18/potential-circumvention-of-csrf-protection-in-rails-2-1WEB
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/28/1WEB
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/02/2WEB
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-7248WEB
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=544329WEB
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