CVE-2011-0447 Medium Severity Vulnerability detected by WhiteSource

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CVE-2011-0447 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - rails-3.0.1.gem

path: /tmp/git/sample_app/Gemfile.lock

Library home page: http://rubygems.org/gems/rails-3.0.1.gem

Dependency Hierarchy:

• factory_girl_rails-1.0.gem (Root Library)
  • ❌ rails-3.0.1.gem (Vulnerable Library)

Vulnerability Details

Ruby on Rails 2.1.x, 2.2.x, and 2.3.x before 2.3.11, and 3.x before 3.0.4, does not properly validate HTTP requests that contain an X-Requested-With header, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks via forged (1) AJAX or (2) API requests that leverage "combinations of browser plugins and HTTP redirects," a related issue to CVE-2011-0696.

Publish Date: 2011-02-14

URL: CVE-2011-0447

CVSS 2 Score Details (6.8)

Base Score Metrics not available

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201412-28

Release Date: 2014-12-14

Fix Resolution: All Ruby on Rails 2.x users should upgrade to the latest version >= rails-2.3.18

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