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CVE-2018-16476 — Improper Access Control in activejob — CVE Details

HIGH

Improper Access Control in activejob

Published December 5, 2018Updated February 17, 2024Source: osv

Summary

A Broken Access Control vulnerability in Active Job versions >= 4.2.0 allows an attacker to craft user input which can cause Active Job to deserialize it using GlobalId and give them access to information that they should not have.

Advisory Timeline

  • First published December 5, 2018 (2868 days ago).
  • Last revised February 17, 2024 — 1900 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Bundler
Update activejob to 5.2.1.1 or later
gem install activejob -v 5.2.1.1
Bundler
Update activejob to 5.0.7.1 or later
gem install activejob -v 5.0.7.1
Bundler
Update activejob to 5.1.6.1 or later
gem install activejob -v 5.1.6.1
Bundler
Update activejob to 4.2.11 or later
gem install activejob -v 4.2.11

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (4)

Affects 1 ecosystem: rubygems (1).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
activejob
rubygems
5.2.0, 5.2.1, 5.2.1.rc15.2.1.1
activejob
rubygems
5.0.0, 5.0.0.1, 5.0.1, 5.0.1.rc1 (+12 more)5.0.7.1
activejob
rubygems
5.1.0, 5.1.1, 5.1.2, 5.1.2.rc1 (+9 more)5.1.6.1
activejob
rubygems
4.2.0, 4.2.1, 4.2.1.rc1, 4.2.1.rc2 (+24 more)4.2.11

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 7.5 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2018-16476?
Improper Access Control in activejob This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of HIGH (CVSS score: 7.5/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2018-16476?
CVE-2018-16476 affects activejob. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2018-16476 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
7.5

High exploitability or significant impact. Prioritize remediation within days.

Also Known As

GHSA-q2qw-rmrh-vv42

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