CVE-2009-2422 (GCVE-0-2009-2422)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2009-07-10 15:00
Modified
2024-08-07 05:52
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
The example code for the digest authentication functionality (http_authentication.rb) in Ruby on Rails before 2.3.3 defines an authenticate_or_request_with_http_digest block that returns nil instead of false when the user does not exist, which allows context-dependent attackers to bypass authentication for applications that are derived from this example by sending an invalid username without a password.
References
cve@mitre.org http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html Mailing List
cve@mitre.org http://n8.tumblr.com/post/117477059/security-hole-found-in-rails-2-3s Exploit, Patch
cve@mitre.org http://secunia.com/advisories/35702 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.org http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077 Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2009/6/3/security-problem-with-authenticate_with_http_digest Patch
cve@mitre.org http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35579 Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.org http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1802 Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.org https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51528 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html Mailing List
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://n8.tumblr.com/post/117477059/security-hole-found-in-rails-2-3s Exploit, Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://secunia.com/advisories/35702 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077 Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2009/6/3/security-problem-with-authenticate_with_http_digest Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35579 Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1802 Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51528 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
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