CVE-2017-17917
SQL injection vulnerability in the 'where' method in Ruby on Rails 5.1.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the 'id'...
- Published
- Dec 29, 2017
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Aug 8, 2026
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 82.1%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
SQL injection vulnerability in the 'where' method in Ruby on Rails 5.1.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the 'id' parameter. NOTE: The vendor disputes this issue because the documentation states that this method is not intended for use with untrusted input
Sources
1- rails-cve-2017-17917Research
Educational demonstration of CVE-2017-17917 SQL injection in Rails, with step-by-step replication and secure coding mitigation using parameterized queries.
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