Attacker Value
Unknown
(0 users assessed)
Exploitability
Unknown
(0 users assessed)
User Interaction
None
Privileges Required
None
Attack Vector
Network
0

CVE-2015-7576

Disclosure Date: February 16, 2016
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Description

The http_basic_authenticate_with method in actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/http_authentication.rb in the Basic Authentication implementation in Action Controller in Ruby on Rails before 3.2.22.1, 4.0.x and 4.1.x before 4.1.14.1, 4.2.x before 4.2.5.1, and 5.x before 5.0.0.beta1.1 does not use a constant-time algorithm for verifying credentials, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass authentication by measuring timing differences.

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CVSS V3 Severity and Metrics
Base Score:
3.7 Low
Impact Score:
1.4
Exploitability Score:
2.2
Vector:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector (AV):
Network
Attack Complexity (AC):
High
Privileges Required (PR):
None
User Interaction (UI):
None
Scope (S):
Unchanged
Confidentiality (C):
Low
Integrity (I):
None
Availability (A):
None

General Information

Vendors

  • rubyonrails

Products

  • rails 4.0.0,
  • rails 4.0.1,
  • rails 4.0.10,
  • rails 4.0.2,
  • rails 4.0.3,
  • rails 4.0.4,
  • rails 4.0.5,
  • rails 4.0.6,
  • rails 4.0.7,
  • rails 4.0.8,
  • rails 4.0.9,
  • rails 4.1.0,
  • rails 4.1.1,
  • rails 4.1.10,
  • rails 4.1.12,
  • rails 4.1.13,
  • rails 4.1.14,
  • rails 4.1.2,
  • rails 4.1.3,
  • rails 4.1.4,
  • rails 4.1.5,
  • rails 4.1.6,
  • rails 4.1.7,
  • rails 4.1.7.1,
  • rails 4.1.8,
  • rails 4.1.9,
  • rails 4.2.0,
  • rails 4.2.1,
  • rails 4.2.2,
  • rails 4.2.3,
  • rails 4.2.4,
  • rails 4.2.5,
  • rails 5.0.0,
  • ruby on rails,
  • ruby on rails 4.0.10,
  • ruby on rails 4.0.11,
  • ruby on rails 4.0.11.1,
  • ruby on rails 4.0.12,
  • ruby on rails 4.0.13,
  • ruby on rails 4.1.11

Additional Info

Technical Analysis