CVE-2016-2098 EXPLOIT
7.3
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 81.4% (pctl 100)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Action Pack in Ruby on Rails before 3.2.22.2, 4.x before 4.1.14.2, and 4.2.x before 4.2.5.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Ruby code by leveraging an application's unrestricted use of the render method.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.3 (HIGH, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| EPSS | 81.45% — more likely to be exploited than 100% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-20 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2016-04-07 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (3)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| debian | debian linux |
| rubyonrails | rails |
| rubyonrails | ruby on rails |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Ruby on Rails ActionPack Inline ERB - Code Execution (Metasploit) | 2016-07-11 |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00057.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00080.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00083.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00086.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00006.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00053.html
- http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2016/2/29/Rails-4-2-5-2-4-1-14-2-3-2-22-2-have-been-released/
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3509
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83725
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035122
- https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=rubyonrails-security/ly-IH-fxr_Q/WLoOhcMZIAAJ
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40086/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00057.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00080.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00083.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00086.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00006.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00053.html
- http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2016/2/29/Rails-4-2-5-2-4-1-14-2-3-2-22-2-have-been-released/
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3509
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