CVE-2020-8163 EXPLOIT
8.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 82% (pctl 100)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The is a code injection vulnerability in versions of Rails prior to 5.0.1 that wouldallow an attacker who controlled the `locals` argument of a `render` call to perform a RCE.
Scoring
| CVSS | 8.8 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 82.05% — more likely to be exploited than 100% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-94 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2020-07-02 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| debian | debian linux |
| rubyonrails | rails |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Rails 5.0.1 - Remote Code Execution | 2020-07-26 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158604/Ruby-On-Rails-5.0.1-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- https://groups.google.com/g/rubyonrails-security/c/hWuKcHyoKh0
- https://hackerone.com/reports/304805
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00013.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158604/Ruby-On-Rails-5.0.1-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- https://groups.google.com/g/rubyonrails-security/c/hWuKcHyoKh0
- https://hackerone.com/reports/304805
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00013.html
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