CVE-2015-3224

Summary

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.

Affected Software

Weaknesses

• n/a

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75237
• https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=rubyonrails-security/lzmz9_ijUFw/HBMPi4zp5NAJ
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/16/18
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-June/160881.html
• https://github.com/rails/web-console/blob/master/CHANGELOG.markdown

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75237
• https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=rubyonrails-security/lzmz9_ijUFw/HBMPi4zp5NAJ
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/16/18
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-June/160881.html
• https://github.com/rails/web-console/blob/master/CHANGELOG.markdown

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