Vulnerability Details : CVE-2016-2098

Public exploit exists!
Action Pack in Ruby on Rails before 3.2.22.2, 4.x before 4.1.14.2, and 4.2.x before 4.2.5.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Ruby code by leveraging an application's unrestricted use of the render method.
Published 2016-04-07 23:59:07
Updated 2019-08-08 15:43:52
Source Red Hat, Inc.
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Input validation

Products affected by CVE-2016-2098

Threat overview for CVE-2016-2098

Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2016-2098
Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 80
IPs affected by CVE-2016-2098 363
Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-2098

EPSS FAQ
94.67%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 99 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

Metasploit modules for CVE-2016-2098

  • Ruby on Rails ActionPack Inline ERB Code Execution
    Disclosure Date: 2016-03-01
    First seen: 2020-04-26
    exploit/multi/http/rails_actionpack_inline_exec
    This module exploits a remote code execution vulnerability in the inline request processor of the Ruby on Rails ActionPack component. This vulnerability allows an attacker to process ERB to the inline JSON processor, which is then rendered, permitting full RCE with

CVSS scores for CVE-2016-2098

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
7.5
 HIGH AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
10.0
6.4
 NIST
7.3
 HIGH CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
3.9
3.4
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2016-2098

  • The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2016-2098

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