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CVE-2008-7248

MEDIUMEPSS 94th pctl
6.8
CVSS v2
NVD

Description

Ruby on Rails 2.1 before 2.1.3 and 2.2.x before 2.2.2 does not verify tokens for requests with certain content types, which allows remote attackers to bypass cross-site request forgery (CSRF) protection for requests to applications that rely on this protection, as demonstrated using text/plain.

How to fix

Remediation Available
railsDebian
Fixed in:2.2.3-1CVE-2008-7248
Fixed in:2.2.3-1CVE-2008-7248
Fixed in:2.2.3-1CVE-2008-7248
Fixed in:2.2.3-1CVE-2008-7248

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

8.08%probability of exploitation in 30 days
94thpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 94% of all known CVEs.

References

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