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CVE-2020-8151: Information disclosure issue in Active Resource

May 21, 2020 (updated March 31, 2025)

There is a possible information disclosure issue in Active Resource <v5.1.1 that could allow an attacker to create specially crafted requests to access data in an unexpected way and possibly leak information.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-46j2-xjgp-jrfm
  • github.com/rails/activeresource
  • github.com/rails/activeresource/commit/0de18f7e96fa90bbf23b16ac11980bc2cb6a716e
  • github.com/rails/rails/commit/0e969bdaf8ff2e3384350687aa0b583f94d6dfbc
  • groups.google.com/forum/
  • lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/P7B7A4H22DZ522HLDS3JX3NX2CXIOZSR
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8151

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 3.0.0.rc before 5.1.1

Fixed versions

  • 5.1.1

Solution

Upgrade to version 5.1.1 or above.

Impact 7.5 HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
  • CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization

Source file

gem/activeresource/CVE-2020-8151.yml

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