CVE-2012-6497
The Authlogic gem for Ruby on Rails, when used with certain versions before 3.2.10, makes potentially unsafe find_by_id method calls, which might allow remote attackers to conduct CVE-2012-6496 SQL injection attacks via a crafted parameter in environments that have a known secret_token value, as demonstrated by a value contained in secret_token.rb in an open-source product.
- EPSS
- 2.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 86% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-89
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- rubyonrails:rails
Packages (OSV)
| Advisory | Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GHSA-rx7j-mw4c-76g9 | RubyGems | authlogic | <3.3.0 | 3.3.0 |
References
- http://blog.phusion.nl/2013/01/03/rails-sql-injection-vulnerability-hold-your-horses-here-are-the-facts/
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/03/12
- http://phenoelit.org/blog/archives/2012/12/21/let_me_github_that_for_you/index.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57084
- http://blog.phusion.nl/2013/01/03/rails-sql-injection-vulnerability-hold-your-horses-here-are-the-facts/