CVE-2012-6497
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-89
SQL Injection
Publication date:
04/01/2013
Last modified:
11/04/2025
Description
The Authlogic gem for Ruby on Rails, when used with certain versions before 3.2.10, makes potentially unsafe find_by_id method calls, which might allow remote attackers to conduct CVE-2012-6496 SQL injection attacks via a crafted parameter in environments that have a known secret_token value, as demonstrated by a value contained in secret_token.rb in an open-source product.
Impact
Base Score 2.0
5.00
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.2.10 (excluding) |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://blog.phusion.nl/2013/01/03/rails-sql-injection-vulnerability-hold-your-horses-here-are-the-facts/
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/03/12
- http://phenoelit.org/blog/archives/2012/12/21/let_me_github_that_for_you/index.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57084
- http://blog.phusion.nl/2013/01/03/rails-sql-injection-vulnerability-hold-your-horses-here-are-the-facts/
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/03/12
- http://phenoelit.org/blog/archives/2012/12/21/let_me_github_that_for_you/index.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57084



