VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2015-3224

CVSS score4.3 MEDIUM
EPSS probability44.71%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2015-07-26
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Description

request.rb in Web Console before 2.1.3, as used with Ruby on Rails 3.x and 4.x, does not properly restrict the use of X-Forwarded-For headers in determining a client's IP address, which allows remote attackers to bypass the whitelisted_ips protection mechanism via a crafted request.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-284: Improper Access Control

Primary references