7.5
HIGH
CVE-2020-8164
Rails Blind Mass Assignment Vulnerability
Description

A deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability exists in rails < 5.2.4.3, rails < 6.0.3.1 which can allow an attacker to supply information can be inadvertently leaked fromStrong Parameters.

INFO

Published Date :

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

Last Modified :

May 24, 2022, 4:44 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-8164 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 Opensuse leap
2 Opensuse backports_sle
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-2020-8164.

URL Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00089.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00093.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00107.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://groups.google.com/g/rubyonrails-security/c/f6ioe4sdpbY Patch Third Party Advisory
https://hackerone.com/reports/292797 Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00022.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00013.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4766 Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-8164 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-8164 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 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00089.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00089.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00093.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00093.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00107.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00107.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    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
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:backports_sle:15.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 30, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00107.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 26, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00093.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 26, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00089.html [No Types Assigned]
  • 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]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 23, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00013.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00013.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 20, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00013.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 26, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://groups.google.com/g/rubyonrails-security/c/f6ioe4sdpbY No Types Assigned https://groups.google.com/g/rubyonrails-security/c/f6ioe4sdpbY Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://hackerone.com/reports/292797 No Types Assigned https://hackerone.com/reports/292797 Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00022.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00022.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-502
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.2.4.3 *cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.0.0 up to (excluding) 6.0.3.1
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 19, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00022.html [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-8164 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-8164 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.58 }} -0.01%

score

0.78433

percentile

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