Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2017-17916 (CCN-136970)

Assigned:2017-12-27
Published:2017-12-27
Updated:2018-01-10
Summary:** DISPUTED ** SQL injection vulnerability in the 'find_by' method in Ruby on Rails 5.1.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the 'name' parameter.
Note: The vendor disputes this issue because the documentation states that this method is not intended for use with untrusted input.
CVSS v3 Severity:8.1 High (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
7.8 High (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H/RL:U/RC:R)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
6.5 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N)
6.3 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:H/RL:U/RC:R)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:6.8 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
6.4 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-89
Vulnerability Consequences:Data Manipulation
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2017-17916

Source: CCN
Type: Ruby on Rails Web site
Ruby on Rails | A web-application framework that includes everything needed to create database-backed web applications according to the Model-View-Controller (MVC) pattern.

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
rubyonrails-cve201717916-sql-injection(136970)

Source: CCN
Type: Kay GIT Repository
Ruby on Rails Arbitrary SQL Injection

Source: MISC
Type: Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://kay-malwarebenchmark.github.io/blog/ruby-on-rails-arbitrary-sql-injection/

Source: CCN
Type: WhiteSource Vulnerability Database
CVE-2017-17916

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 5.1.4)

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:5.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:2017179160000000
    V
    		CVE-2017-17916 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - low.
    2017-12-29
    oval:com.ubuntu.artful:def:201717916000
    V
    		CVE-2017-17916 on Ubuntu 17.10 (artful) - low.
    2017-12-29
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201717916000
    V
    		CVE-2017-17916 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - low.
    2017-12-29
    oval:com.ubuntu.disco:def:2017179160000000
    V
    		CVE-2017-17916 on Ubuntu 19.04 (disco) - low.
    2017-12-29
    oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:201717916000
    V
    		CVE-2017-17916 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - low.
    2017-12-29
    oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:2017179160000000
    V
    		CVE-2017-17916 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - low.
    2017-12-29
    oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:201717916000
    V
    		CVE-2017-17916 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - low.
    2017-12-29
    oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:2017179160000000
    V
    		CVE-2017-17916 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - low.
    2017-12-29
    oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:201717916000
    V
    		CVE-2017-17916 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - low.
    2017-12-29
    BACK
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