CVE & CISA-KEV CatalogNVD
CVE-2016-2098
HIGHEPSS 100th pctl7.3
CVSS v3
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.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
Impact
ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityLow
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Exploit Intelligence
81.45%probability of exploitation in 30 days
100thpercentile
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 100% of all known CVEs.
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/
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Start freeThis product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-06.