Description
The Active Record component in Ruby on Rails 2.3.x, 3.0.x, 3.1.x, and 3.2.x does not ensure that the declared data type of a database column is used during comparisons of input values to stored values in that column, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct data-type injection attacks against Ruby on Rails applications via a crafted value, as demonstrated by unintended interaction between the "typed XML" feature and a MySQL database.
References (6)
Core 6
Core References
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
https://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-security/msg/1f3bc0b88a60c1ce?dmode=source&output=gplain
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://pl.reddit.com/r/netsec/comments/17yajp/mysql_madness_and_rails/
Exploit x_refsource_misc
http://www.phenoelit.org/blog/archives/2013/02/index.html
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/24/7
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
https://gist.github.com/dakull/5442275
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/06/7
Scores
EPSS
0.0048
EPSS Percentile
65.4%
Details
CWE
CWE-20
Status
published
Products (27)
rubygems/activerecord
0 - 4.2.0RubyGems
rubyonrails/rails
2.3.0
rubyonrails/rails
2.3.1
rubyonrails/rails
2.3.2
rubyonrails/rails
2.3.3
rubyonrails/rails
2.3.4
rubyonrails/rails
2.3.9
rubyonrails/rails
2.3.10
rubyonrails/rails
2.3.11
rubyonrails/rails
2.3.12
... and 17 more
Published
Apr 22, 2013
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026