7.5
HIGH
CVE-2020-8162
Amazon S3 Rails ActiveStorage Direct File Upload Size Manipulation Vulnerability
Description

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 modified by an end user bypassing upload limits.

INFO

Published Date :

June 19, 2020, 5:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

May 24, 2022, 4:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-8162 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 Debian debian_linux
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-2020-8162.

URL Resource
https://groups.google.com/g/rubyonrails-security/c/PjU3946mreQ Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://hackerone.com/reports/789579 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4766 Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-8162 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    May. 24, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4766 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4766 Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 25, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4766 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 24, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://groups.google.com/g/rubyonrails-security/c/PjU3946mreQ No Types Assigned https://groups.google.com/g/rubyonrails-security/c/PjU3946mreQ Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://hackerone.com/reports/789579 No Types Assigned https://hackerone.com/reports/789579 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-434
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.2.4.2 *cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.0.0 up to (excluding) 6.0.3.1
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.25 }} -0.10%

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0.64941

percentile

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