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CVE-2016-6317

Action Record in Ruby on Rails 4.2.x before 4.2.7.1 does not properly consider differences in parameter handling between the Active Record component and the JSON implementation, which allows remote...

Published: Sep 7, 2016Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-284
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
3.9%
Top 11.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

ActiveRecord in Ruby on Rails allows database-query bypass

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:HA: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:HIntegrity
High
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-284CWE-476

Affected Products

activerecordRubyGemsOSS Libraries
n/an/a
railsrubyonrailsOSS Libraries
rubygemspackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries
rubyonrailsoss-projectUSOSS Librariesaka rails, ruby on rails, rubyonrails.org

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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Impact
Initial Access
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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6317
nvd.nist.gov
https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/activerecord/CVE-2016-6317.yml
github.com
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/ruby-security-ann/WccgKSKiPZA
groups.google.com
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Timeline

Published
Sep 7, 2016
Last Updated
May 6, 2026

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