CVE-2012-6497 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2012-6497

The Authlogic gem for Ruby on Rails, when used with...

Vulnerability Description

The Authlogic gem for Ruby on Rails, when used with certain versions before 3.2.10, makes potentially unsafe find_by_id method calls, which might allow remote attackers to conduct CVE-2012-6496 SQL injection attacks via a crafted parameter in environments that have a known secret_token value, as demonstrated by a value contained in secret_token.rb in an open-source product.

Impact Analysis

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Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

rubyonrails

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Affected Software

rails
Vulnerable Versions:
0

Timeline

Official Publish: January 4th, 2013
Last Modified: August 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

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Weaknesses (CWE)

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MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

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