Rails -- remote code execution vulnerabilityentered 2020-05-16
no CVE referenced
The is a code injection vulnerability in versions of Rails prior to 5.0.1 that wouldallow an attacker who controlled the `locals` argument of a `render` call to perform a RCE.
| Port | Package | Version | Status | Maintainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| www/rubygem-rails4 | rubygem-rails4 | 4.2.11.3 | unaddressed | sunpoet@FreeBSD.org |
no CVE referenced
Range taken from the CVE record, check it before committing. make newentry in security/vuxml creates the vid.
<vuln vid="FIXME (make newentry)">
<topic>FIXME -- FIXME</topic>
<affects>
<package>
<name>rubygem-rails4</name>
<range><lt>5.0.1</lt></range>
</package>
</affects>
<description>
<body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<p>The is a code injection vulnerability in versions of Rails prior to
5.0.1 that wouldallow an attacker who controlled the `locals` argument
of a `render` call to perform a RCE.</p>
</body>
</description>
<references>
<cvename>CVE-2020-8163</cvename>
<url>https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8163</url>
</references>
<dates>
<discovery>2020-07-02</discovery>
<entry>2026-10-26</entry>
</dates>
</vuln>