Vulnerability Description
CRLF injection vulnerability in Ruby on Rails before 2.0.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP headers and conduct HTTP response splitting attacks via a crafted URL to the redirect_to function.
CVSS Score
MEDIUM
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Rubyonrails | Rails | 0.9.1 |
| Rubyonrails | Ruby On Rails | <= 2.0.4 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://github.com/rails/rails/commit/7282ed863ca7e6f928bae9162c9a63a98775a19d
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00002.html
- http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2008/10/19/rails-2-0-5-redirect_to-and-offset-limiVendor Advisory
- http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2008/10/19/response-splitting-risk
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32359Patch
- http://github.com/rails/rails/commit/7282ed863ca7e6f928bae9162c9a63a98775a19d
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00002.html
- http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2008/10/19/rails-2-0-5-redirect_to-and-offset-limiVendor Advisory
- http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2008/10/19/response-splitting-risk
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32359Patch
FAQ
What is CVE-2008-5189?
CVE-2008-5189 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.0 (MEDIUM). CRLF injection vulnerability in Ruby on Rails before 2.0.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP headers and conduct HTTP response splitting attacks via a crafted URL to the redirect_to fun...
How severe is CVE-2008-5189?
CVE-2008-5189 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.0/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2008-5189?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Rubyonrails Rails, Rubyonrails Ruby On Rails.