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CVE-2015-7577

Published: Feb 16, 2016Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-284
NVD MITRE
5.3CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
4.3%
Top 10.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

activerecord/lib/active_record/nested_attributes.rb in Active Record in Ruby on Rails 3.1.x and 3.2.x before 3.2.22.1, 4.0.x and 4.1.x before 4.1.14.1, 4.2.x before 4.2.5.1, and 5.x before 5.0.0.beta1.1 does not properly implement a certain destroy option, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended change restrictions by leveraging use of the nested attributes feature.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:LA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-284

Affected Products

n/an/a
activerecordRubyGemsOSS Libraries
railsrubyonrailsOSS Libraries
ruby on railsrubyonrailsOSS Libraries
Ruby on RailsRails Core Team
Library
OSS Libraries / web-framework
rubygemspackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries
rubyonrailsoss-projectUSOSS Librariesaka rails, ruby on rails, rubyonrails.org
rails core teamoss-projectOSS Librariesaka rubyonrails, rails, actionview, rack? no

Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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Official Patch Available

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00043.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00034.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178041.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
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Timeline

Published
Feb 16, 2016
Last Updated
May 6, 2026

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