CVE-2020-8162Client-Side Enforcement of Server-Side Security in Rails

Severity
7.5HIGHNVD
EPSS
1.5%
top 18.55%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedJun 19

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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages4 packages

RubyGemsrails/activestorage5.0.05.2.4.3+1
NVDrubyonrails/rails6.0.06.0.3.1+1
Debianrubyonrails/rails< 2:5.2.4.3+dfsg-1+3
CVEListV5https/github.com_rails_railsrails >= 5.2.4.3, rails >= 6.0.3.1

Also affects: Debian Linux 10.0

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

4
CVEList
CVE-2020-8162: A client side enforcement of server side security vulnerability exists in rails < 52020-06-19
OSV
CVE-2020-8162: A client side enforcement of server side security vulnerability exists in rails < 52020-06-19
OSV
Circumvention of file size limits in ActiveStorage2020-05-26
GHSA
Circumvention of file size limits in ActiveStorage2020-05-26

📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
rubygem-activestorage: circumvention of file size limits in ActiveStorage2020-05-18
Debian
CVE-2020-8162: rails - A client side enforcement of server side security vulnerability exists in rails ...2020

💬Community

2
Bugzilla
CVE-2020-8162 rubygem-activestorage: circumvention of file size limits in ActiveStorage2020-06-02
Bugzilla
CVE-2020-8162 rubygem-activestorage: circumvention of file size limits in ActiveStorage [fedora-all]2020-06-02
CVE-2020-8162 — Rubyonrails Rails vulnerability | cvebase