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
- 98.7%
- Model date
- Oct 13, 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
http/cves/2015/CVE-2015-3224.yaml
Nuclei TemplatesDeclared conditions
- network: http($.protocol_keys)
- verification: word($.matchers[*].type)
modules/exploits/multi/http/rails_web_console_v2_code_exec.rb
Metasploit Framework modulesDeclared conditions
- platform: Ruby($.exploit_multi/http/rails_web_console_v2_code_exec.platform)
- verification: check_not_declared($.exploit_multi/http/rails_web_console_v2_code_exec.check)
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