ghsa-92w9-2pqw-rhjj
Vulnerability from github
Published
2017-10-24 18:33
Modified
2025-01-22 15:09
Summary
actionpack Improper Authentication vulnerability
Details

The decode_credentials method in actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/http_authentication.rb in Ruby on Rails before 3.0.16, 3.1.x before 3.1.7, and 3.2.x before 3.2.7 converts Digest Authentication strings to symbols, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by leveraging access to an application that uses a with_http_digest helper method, as demonstrated by the authenticate_or_request_with_http_digest method.

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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "RubyGems",
        "name": "actionpack"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "3.0.0.beta"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "3.0.16"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "RubyGems",
        "name": "actionpack"
      },
      "ranges": [
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            },
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            }
          ],
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      ]
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            {
              "introduced": "3.2.0"
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            }
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        }
      ]
    },
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        "ecosystem": "RubyGems",
        "name": "actionpack"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "2.3.5"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2012-3424"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-287"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2020-06-16T21:27:14Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2012-08-08T10:26:19Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "The `decode_credentials` method in `actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/http_authentication.rb` in Ruby on Rails before 3.0.16, 3.1.x before 3.1.7, and 3.2.x before 3.2.7 converts Digest Authentication strings to symbols, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by leveraging access to an application that uses a `with_http_digest` helper method, as demonstrated by the `authenticate_or_request_with_http_digest` method.",
  "id": "GHSA-92w9-2pqw-rhjj",
  "modified": "2025-01-22T15:09:51Z",
  "published": "2017-10-24T18:33:38Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3424"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/3719bd3e95523c5518507dbe44f260f252930600"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/rails/rails"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-security/msg/244d32f2fa25147d?hl=en\u0026dmode=source\u0026output=gplain"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-08/msg00046.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0154.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2012/7/26/ann-rails-3-2-7-has-been-released"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [],
  "summary": "actionpack Improper Authentication vulnerability"
}


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