Improper Access Control Affecting ror40-rubygem-actionpack-doc package, versions <1:4.0.2-7.el7


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.68% (80th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-ROR40RUBYGEMACTIONPACKDOC-4716520
  • 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 ror40-rubygem-actionpack-doc to version 1:4.0.2-7.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2016:0454.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ror40-rubygem-actionpack-doc package and not the ror40-rubygem-actionpack-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 Scores

version 3.1