7.5
HIGH
CVE-2018-16476
Active Job Broken Access Control Deserialization
Description

A Broken Access Control vulnerability in Active Job versions >= 4.2.0 allows an attacker to craft user input which can cause Active Job to deserialize it using GlobalId and give them access to information that they should not have. This vulnerability has been fixed in versions 4.2.11, 5.0.7.1, 5.1.6.1, and 5.2.1.1.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 30, 2018, 7:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 9, 2019, 11:36 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-16476 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat cloudforms
1 Rubyonrails rails
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2018-16476.

URL Resource
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0600 Third Party Advisory
https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rubyonrails-security/FL4dSdzr2zw/zjKVhF4qBAAJ Exploit Mitigation Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2018/11/27/Rails-4-2-5-0-5-1-5-2-have-been-released/ Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-16476 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE HackerOne CWE-284
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-20 CWE-20 CWE-502
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 08, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.2.0 up to (excluding) 4.2.11 *cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.2.11.1 up to (excluding) 5.0.7.1 *cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.0.7.2 up to (excluding) 5.1.6.1 *cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.1.6.2 up to (excluding) 5.2.1.1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.2.0 up to (excluding) 4.2.11 *cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.0.0 up to (excluding) 5.0.7.1 *cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.1.0 up to (excluding) 5.1.6.1 *cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.2.0 up to (excluding) 5.2.1.1
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 17, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0600 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0600 Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.2.0 OR *cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.2.0 up to (excluding) 4.2.11 *cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.2.11.1 up to (excluding) 5.0.7.1 *cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.0.7.2 up to (excluding) 5.1.6.1 *cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.1.6.2 up to (excluding) 5.2.1.1
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:active_job:*:*:*:*:*:rails:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cloudforms:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 10, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description A Broken Access Control vulnerability in Active Job versions >= 4.2.0 allows an attacker to craft user input which can cause Active Job to deserialize it using GlobalId and give them access to information that they should not have. A Broken Access Control vulnerability in Active Job versions >= 4.2.0 allows an attacker to craft user input which can cause Active Job to deserialize it using GlobalId and give them access to information that they should not have. This vulnerability has been fixed in versions 4.2.11, 5.0.7.1, 5.1.6.1, and 5.2.1.1.
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 21, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0600 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 31, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2018/11/27/Rails-4-2-5-0-5-1-5-2-have-been-released/ No Types Assigned https://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2018/11/27/Rails-4-2-5-0-5-1-5-2-have-been-released/ Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rubyonrails-security/FL4dSdzr2zw/zjKVhF4qBAAJ No Types Assigned https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rubyonrails-security/FL4dSdzr2zw/zjKVhF4qBAAJ Exploit, Mailing List, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-20
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.2.0
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:active_job:*:*:*:*:*:rails:*:*
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

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