High severity · published Jun 19, 2020
CVE-2020-8164
A deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability exists in rails < 5.2.4.3, rails < 6.0.3.1 which can allow an attacker to supply information can be inadvertently leaked…
7.5
CVSS
4.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability exists in rails < 5.2.4.3, rails < 6.0.3.1 which can allow an attacker to supply information can be inadvertently leaked fromStrong Parameters.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)4.9% · higher than 92% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
BS
Backports Sle · Opensuse
15.0 · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
8.0; 9.0; 10.0 · source: NVD
LE
Leap · Opensuse
15.1; 15.2 · source: NVD
RA
Rails · Rubyonrails
before 5.2.4.3; 6.0.0 before 6.0.3.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8164
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-8164
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00089.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00093.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00107.html
Patch
https://groups.google.com/g/rubyonrails-security/c/f6ioe4sdpbY
Exploit
https://hackerone.com/reports/292797
Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00022.html
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