CVE-2015-3224
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...
- Published
- Jul 26, 2015
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Evidence observed
- Jun 16, 2015
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:NModerate · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 98.8%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
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.
Sources
6- CVE-2015-3224Exploit
Modification of Metasploit module for RCE in Ruby-On-Rails Console CVE-2015-3224
- CVE-2015-3224Exploit
Ruby on Rails Web Console Exploit (CVE-2015-3224)
- CVE-2015-3224Exploit
CVE-2015-3224 Exploit - Rails Web Console RCE
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