FKIE_CVE-2011-3187

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2011-08-29 18:55 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:32
Severity
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.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2011-02/0337.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://webservsec.blogspot.com/2011/02/ruby-on-rails-vulnerability.htmlExploit
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/17/1Patch
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/19/11Patch
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/20/1Patch
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/22/13Patch
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/22/14Exploit
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/22/5Patch
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=673010Exploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2011-02/0337.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://webservsec.blogspot.com/2011/02/ruby-on-rails-vulnerability.htmlExploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/17/1Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/19/11Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/20/1Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/22/13Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/22/14Exploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/22/5Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=673010Exploit
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
rubyonrails rails 3.0.5
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