CVE-2012-6496
HIGHEPSS 90th pctlDescription
SQL injection vulnerability in the Active Record component in Ruby on Rails before 3.0.18, 3.1.x before 3.1.9, and 3.2.x before 3.2.10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via a crafted request that leverages incorrect behavior of dynamic finders in applications that can use unexpected data types in certain find_by_ method calls.
How to fix
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
High risk: more likely to be exploited than 90% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2014-3704 | High | 7.5 | 100% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2015-7297 | High | 7.5 | 100% | - | - |
| CVE-2024-29824 | High | 8.8 | 100% | KEV | Fix |
| CVE-2023-34362 | Critical | 9.8 | 100% | KEV + Ransom | Fix |
| CVE-2019-7481 | High | 7.5 | 100% | KEV + Ransom | Fix |
| CVE-2024-29826 | High | 8.8 | 100% | - | Fix |
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