Improper Access Control Affecting rh-ror41-rubygem-actionview-doc package, versions <0:4.1.5-4.el7


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
4.25% (91st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-RHROR41RUBYGEMACTIONVIEWDOC-4652668
  • published26 Mar 2023
  • disclosed25 Jan 2016

Introduced: 25 Jan 2016

CVE-2015-7577  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-284  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 rh-ror41-rubygem-actionview-doc to version 0:4.1.5-4.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2016:0296.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream rh-ror41-rubygem-actionview-doc package and not the rh-ror41-rubygem-actionview-doc package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

activerecord/lib/active_record/nested_attributes.rb in Active Record in Ruby on Rails 3.1.x and 3.2.x before 3.2.22.1, 4.0.x and 4.1.x before 4.1.14.1, 4.2.x before 4.2.5.1, and 5.x before 5.0.0.beta1.1 does not properly implement a certain destroy option, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended change restrictions by leveraging use of the nested attributes feature.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1