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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.801765
Category:Web application abuses
Title:Ruby on Rails Logfile Injection Vulnerability
Summary:Ruby on Rails is prone to file injection vulnerability.
Description:Summary:
Ruby on Rails is prone to file injection vulnerability.

Vulnerability Insight:
The flaw is due to input validation error for the
'X-Forwarded-For' field in the header.

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful exploitation will allow attackers to inject arbitrary
data into the affected HTTP header field, attackers may be able to launch cross-site request-forgery,
cross-site scripting, HTML-injection, and other attacks.

Affected Software/OS:
Ruby on Rails version 3.0.5.

Solution:
No known solution was made available for at least one year since the disclosure
of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution options are to upgrade to a newer
release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one.

CVSS Score:
4.3

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-3187
20110216 Ruby on Rails Vulnerability
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2011-02/0337.html
[oss-security] 20110817 CVE request: ruby on rails flaws (4)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/17/1
[oss-security] 20110819 Re: CVE request: ruby on rails flaws (4)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/19/11
[oss-security] 20110820 Re: CVE request: ruby on rails flaws (4)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/20/1
[oss-security] 20110822 Re: CVE request: ruby on rails flaws (4)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/22/13
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/22/14
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/22/5
http://webservsec.blogspot.com/2011/02/ruby-on-rails-vulnerability.html
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=673010
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