CVSS 3.1
9.8 criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCVE-2009-2422
The example code for the digest authentication functionality (http_authentication.rb) in Ruby on Rails before 2.3.3 defines an authenticate_or_request_with_http_digest block that returns nil instead of false when the user does not exist, which allows context-dependent attackers to bypass authentication for applications that are derived from this example by sending an invalid username without a password.
Severity
- EPSS
- 3.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 88% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-287
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- apple:mac_os_x
- apple:mac_os_x_server
- rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails
Packages (OSV)
| Advisory | Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GHSA-rxq3-gm4p-5fj4 | RubyGems | rails | <2.3.3 | 2.3.3 |
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html
- http://n8.tumblr.com/post/117477059/security-hole-found-in-rails-2-3s
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35702
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
- http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2009/6/3/security-problem-with-authenticate_with_http_digest