CVE-2011-0447
Ruby on Rails 2.1.x, 2.2.x, and 2.3.x before 2.3.11, and 3.x before 3.0.4, does not properly validate HTTP requests that contain an X-Requested-With header, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks via forged (1) AJAX or (2) API requests that leverage "combinations of browser plugins and HTTP redirects," a related issue to CVE-2011-0696.
- EPSS
- 1.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 72% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-352
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- rubyonrails:rails
Packages (OSV)
| Advisory | Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GHSA-24fg-p96v-hxh8 | RubyGems | actionpack | >=2.1.0 <2.3.11 | 2.3.11 |
| GHSA-24fg-p96v-hxh8 | RubyGems | actionpack | >=3.0.0 <3.0.4 | 3.0.4 |
References
- http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-security/msg/c22ea1668c0d181c?dmode=source&output=gplain
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/057650.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055074.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055088.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43274