CVE-2015-3224

mediumpriority · track · 43EPSS 0.447 · 99 %ileexploit · weaponizedDEEUUS

grimoire priorityP1 · Urgent

Exploitable?

Public exploit

7 exploits · weaponized

Likely / severe?

44.7% (99th) EPSS

CVSS 4.3 · medium

Is it mine?

6 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

6 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · cert_bund · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

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.

remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

Fixedruby4.0-rubygem-web-console-0:4.2.1-1.9.aarch64 as component of openSUSE Tumbleweedsuse_csaf
To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Fixedruby4.0-rubygem-web-console-0:4.2.1-1.9.ppc64le as component of openSUSE Tumbleweedsuse_csaf
To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Fixedruby4.0-rubygem-web-console-0:4.2.1-1.9.s390x as component of openSUSE Tumbleweedsuse_csaf
To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Fixedruby4.0-rubygem-web-console-0:4.2.1-1.9.x86_64 as component of openSUSE Tumbleweedsuse_csaf
To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

4.3

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v2.04.3mediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 8.6 · impact 2.9

v2.04.3mediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:Hsecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-284USprimaryCWE-284US

exploits (7)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

exploit/multi/http/rails_web_console_v2_code_execRuby on Rails Web Console (v2) Whitelist Bypass Code Executionweaponized · metasploit
EDB-41689Ruby on Rails 4.0.x/4.1.x/4.2.x (Web Console v2) - Whitelist Bypass Code Execution (Metasploit)functional · exploit_db
0x00-0x00/CVE-2015-3224Modification of Metasploit module for RCE in Ruby-On-Rails Console CVE-2015-3224PoC · poc_in_github
0xEval/cve-2015-3224Ruby on Rails Web Console (v2) Whitelist Bypass Code Execution implementation in PythonPoC · poc_in_github
SQU4NCH/CVE-2015-3224CVE-2015-3224 Exploit - Rails Web Console RCEPoC · poc_in_github
Sic4rio/CVE-2015-3224Ruby on Rails Web Console Exploit (CVE-2015-3224)PoC · poc_in_github

affected products (6)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Open Source Ruby <Web Console 2.1.3all versionscert_bundDE
SUSE openSUSEall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:suse:opensuse:-
Open Source Ruby< Web Console 2.1.3cert_bundDE
n/a n/a≤ n/aenisa_euvdEU
rubyonrails web console≤ 2.1.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:web_console:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
RubyGems web-console< 2.1.3osvUSpkg:gem/web-console

advisories (3)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

WID-SEC-W-2023-1042Ruby: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Umgehen von SicherheitsvorkehrungenDeutsch2023-04-19csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Ruby ausnutzen, um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen.
openSUSE-SU-2026:10367-1ruby4.0-rubygem-web-console-4.2.1-1.9 on GA media2026-03-13csaf · suse_csafDE
ruby4.0-rubygem-web-console-4.2.1-1.9 on GA media
GHSA-67j6-xv27-w6wwWeb Console (Ruby gem) contains whitelisted_ips bypass2017-10-24ghsa · osvUS
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.

also known as (3)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd cert_bund nvd osv suse_csaf NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2015-07-26modified 2026-06-17

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references (14)

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