6.5
MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2020-8185
"Rails Migration Stack Overflow"
Description

A denial of service vulnerability exists in Rails <6.0.3.2 that allowed an untrusted user to run any pending migrations on a Rails app running in production.

INFO

Published Date :

July 2, 2020, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 5:38 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-8185 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 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Rubyonrails rails
1 Actionpack_project actionpack
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
This vulnerability allows a denial of service, so updating the affected Rails packages is recommended.
  • Update the affected Ruby on Rails packages.
  • Use the recommended installation methods for your operating system to apply security updates.
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-2020-8185.

URL Resource
https://groups.google.com/g/rubyonrails-security/c/pAe9EV8gbM0 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://hackerone.com/reports/899069 Permissions Required Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XJ7NUWXAEVRQCROIIBV4C6WXO6IR3KSB/
https://groups.google.com/g/rubyonrails-security/c/pAe9EV8gbM0 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://hackerone.com/reports/899069 Permissions Required Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XJ7NUWXAEVRQCROIIBV4C6WXO6IR3KSB/
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-8185 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-2020-8185 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-8185 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-8185 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://groups.google.com/g/rubyonrails-security/c/pAe9EV8gbM0
    Added Reference https://hackerone.com/reports/899069
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XJ7NUWXAEVRQCROIIBV4C6WXO6IR3KSB/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference HackerOne https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XJ7NUWXAEVRQCROIIBV4C6WXO6IR3KSB/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference HackerOne https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/XJ7NUWXAEVRQCROIIBV4C6WXO6IR3KSB/
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 21, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/XJ7NUWXAEVRQCROIIBV4C6WXO6IR3KSB/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/XJ7NUWXAEVRQCROIIBV4C6WXO6IR3KSB/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 6.0.3.2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.0.0 up to (excluding) 6.0.3.2
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 05, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/XJ7NUWXAEVRQCROIIBV4C6WXO6IR3KSB/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 08, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://groups.google.com/g/rubyonrails-security/c/pAe9EV8gbM0 No Types Assigned https://groups.google.com/g/rubyonrails-security/c/pAe9EV8gbM0 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://hackerone.com/reports/899069 No Types Assigned https://hackerone.com/reports/899069 Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-400
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 6.0.3.2
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.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 6.5
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 4
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

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

1.07 }} 0.59%

score

0.76826

percentile