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CVE-2023-50448 — Vulnerability in activeadmin — CVE Details

HIGH

Potential CSV export data leak

Published December 15, 2023Updated July 8, 2026Source: osv

Summary

### Impact In ActiveAdmin versions prior to 2.12.0, a concurrency issue was found that could allow a malicious actor to be able to access potentially private data that belongs to another user. The bug affects the functionality to export data as CSV files, and was caused by a variable holding the collection to be exported being shared across threads and not properly synchronized. The attacker would need access to the same ActiveAdmin application as the victim, and could exploit the issue by timing their request immediately before when they know someone else will request a CSV (e.g. via phishing) or request CSVs frequently and hope someone else makes a concurrent request. ### Patches Versions 2.12.0 and above fixed the problem by completely removing the shared state.

Advisory Timeline

  • First published December 15, 2023 (1031 days ago).
  • Last revised July 8, 2026 — 935 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Bundler
Update activeadmin to 2.12.0 or later
gem install activeadmin -v 2.12.0

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

Affected Packages (1)

Affects 1 ecosystem: rubygems (1).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
activeadmin
rubygems
0.1.0, 0.1.1, 0.2.0, 0.2.1 (+57 more)2.12.0

Vulnerability Classification

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

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 8.4 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2023-50448?
Potential CSV export data leak This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of HIGH (CVSS score: 8.4/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2023-50448?
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Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
8.4

High exploitability or significant impact. Prioritize remediation within days.

Also Known As

GHSA-356j-hg45-x525

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