CVE-2019-5420 | BDVDB-2026-114285 Detail
Railshttps://github.com/rails/rails
Description#
A remote code execution vulnerability in development mode Rails <5.2.2.1, <6.0.0.beta3 can allow an attacker to guess the automatically generated development mode secret token. This secret token can be used in combination with other Rails internals to escalate to a remote code execution exploit.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
- CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
References#
- https://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2019/3/13/Rails-4-2-5-1-5-1-6-2-have-been-released/
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/rubyonrails-security/IsQKvDqZdKw
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152704/Ruby-On-Rails-DoubleTap-Development-Mode-secret_key_base-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46785/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Y43636TH4D6T46IC6N2RQVJTRFJAAYGA/
Exploit#
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.