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CVE-2020-8151 — Information disclosure issue in activeresource —...

HIGH

Information disclosure issue in Active Resource

Published May 21, 2020Updated March 31, 2025Source: osv

Summary

There is a possible information disclosure issue in Active Resource <v5.1.1 that could allow an attacker to create specially crafted requests to access data in an unexpected way and possibly leak information.

Advisory Timeline

  • First published May 21, 2020 (2335 days ago).
  • Last revised March 31, 2025 — 1775 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Bundler
Update activeresource to 5.1.1 or later
gem install activeresource -v 5.1.1

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

Affected Packages (1)

Affects 1 ecosystem: rubygems (1).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
activeresource
rubygems
3.0.0, 3.0.0.rc, 3.0.0.rc2, 3.0.1 (+116 more)5.1.1

Vulnerability Classification

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

  • CWE-200
    Information ExposureMITRE
  • CWE-863
    Incorrect AuthorizationMITRE

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

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2020-8151?
Information disclosure issue in Active Resource 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-2020-8151?
CVE-2020-8151 affects activeresource. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2020-8151 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-46j2-xjgp-jrfm

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