CVE-2011-3187 (GCVE-0-2011-3187)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2011-08-29 18:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 23:22
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
The to_s method in actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/remote_ip.rb in Ruby on Rails 3.0.5 does not validate the X-Forwarded-For header in requests from IP addresses on a Class C network, which might allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary text into log files or bypass intended address parsing via a crafted header.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
9 references
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| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclo… | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/17/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/0… | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| http://webservsec.blogspot.com/2011/02/ruby-on-ra… | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/0… | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/20/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/0… | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=673010 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/22/5 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
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