FKIE_CVE-2016-10522

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2018-07-05 16:29 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:39
Severity
8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
rails_admin ruby gem <v1.1.1 is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks. Non-GET methods were not validating CSRF tokens and, as a result, an attacker could hypothetically gain access to the application administrative endpoints exposed by the gem.
References
support@hackerone.comhttps://github.com/sferik/rails_admin/commit/b13e879eb93b661204e9fb5e55f7afa4f397537aPatch, Third Party Advisory
support@hackerone.comhttps://www.sourceclear.com/blog/Rails_admin-Vulnerability-Disclosure/Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
support@hackerone.comhttps://www.sourceclear.com/registry/security/cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-/ruby/sid-3173Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/sferik/rails_admin/commit/b13e879eb93b661204e9fb5e55f7afa4f397537aPatch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.sourceclear.com/blog/Rails_admin-Vulnerability-Disclosure/Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.sourceclear.com/registry/security/cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-/ruby/sid-3173Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
rails_admin_project rails_admin *
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