Description

** DISPUTED ** SQL injection vulnerability in the 'find_by' method in Ruby on Rails 5.1.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the 'name' parameter. NOTE: The vendor disputes this issue because the documentation states that this method is not intended for use with untrusted input.

Remediation

References

CVE-2017-17916

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Severity

High

Classification

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Tags

Missing Update Known Vulnerabilities CWE-138 CVE-2017-17916