CVE-2015-3224

Public exploit code

Working exploit or proof of concept code has been published for this vulnerability. Treat unpatched systems as at risk.

• Ruby on Rails 4.0.x/4.1.x/4.2.x (Web Console v2) - Whitelist Bypass Code Execution (Metasploit)2015-06-16 · remote · multiple · Verified

Impact

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 products

Weakness classification

References

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