CVE-2011-3187 (GCVE-0-2011-3187)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2011-08-29 18:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 23:22
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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.
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