VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2016-6317

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability3.90%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2016-09-07
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Description

Action Record in Ruby on Rails 4.2.x before 4.2.7.1 does not properly consider differences in parameter handling between the Active Record component and the JSON implementation, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended database-query restrictions and perform NULL checks or trigger missing WHERE clauses via a crafted request, as demonstrated by certain "[nil]" values, a related issue to CVE-2012-2660, CVE-2012-2694, and CVE-2013-0155.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-284: Improper Access Control
  • CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference

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