SQL injection in Rails Action Mailer for Ruby on Rails

1) SQL injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU32463

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3483

CWE-ID: CWE-89 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL queries in database.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to the affected application and execute arbitrary SQL commands within the application database.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to read, delete, modify data in database and gain complete control over the affected application.

Mitigation

The vendor has issued the following versions to address this vulnerability: 4.0.7, 4.1.3.

Vulnerable software versions

Action Mailer: 4.0.0 - 4.1.2

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:rails:actionmailer:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:ruby_on_rails:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:rails:actionmailer:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:ruby_on_rails:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:rails:actionmailer:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:ruby_on_rails:*:*

External links

https://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/02/5
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0877.html
https://secunia.com/advisories/59971
https://secunia.com/advisories/60214
https://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2982
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68341
https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=rubyonrails-security/wDxePLJGZdI/WP7EasCJTA4J

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.