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CVE-2020-8162

A client side enforcement of server side security vulnerability exists in rails < 5.2.4.2 and rails < 6.0.3.1 ActiveStorage's S3 adapter that allows the Content-Length of a direct file upload to be...

Published: Jun 19, 2020Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-602
7.5HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
3.1%
Top 14.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
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Description

Circumvention of file size limits in ActiveStorage

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:HA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:HIntegrity
High
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-602CWE-434

Affected Products

Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
Debian GNU/LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Rails Core Team
oss-projectaka rubyonrails, rails, actionview, rack? no
Ruby on RailsLibrary
OSS Libraries / web-framework
RubyGems
package-ecosystem
activestorage
OSS Libraries
rubyonrails
oss-project·USaka ruby on rails, rails, rubyonrails.org
rails
OSS Libraries
debian
oss-project·GBaka debian gnu/linux
debian linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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Attack Graph

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MITRE ATT&CK

3 techniques
Command and Control
Initial Access
Persistence
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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8162&#13;
nvd.nist.gov
https://groups.google.com/g/rubyonrails-security/c/PjU3946mreQ
groups.google.com
https://hackerone.com/reports/789579
hackerone.com
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