Ruby on Rails validate_digest_response() security bypass
| rubyonrails-validatedigest-sec-bypass (51528) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Ruby on Rails could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by the failure to return a false when processing "nil" credentials by the validate_digest_response() function. By sending invalid authentication credentials, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass the HTTP authentication and gain unauthorized access to the system.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 5 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 3.8 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Temporary-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Bypass Security
Remedy:
Reportedly, this vulnerability will be fixed in a future release of Ruby on Rails (2.3.3), available from the Ruby on Rails Web site. See References.
For other distributions:
Apply the appropriate update for your system. See References.
References:
- Apple Web site: About the security content of Security Update 2010-002 / Mac OS X v10.6.3.
- Nate's Tumble Log Web site: Security hole found in Rails 2.3's http_authentication.rb.
- Ruby on Rails Web site: Security Problem with authenticate_with_http_digest.
- BID-35579: Ruby on Rails 'http_authentication.rb' Nil Credentials Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
- CVE-2009-2422: The example code for the digest authentication functionality (http_authentication.rb) in Ruby on Rails before 2.3.3 defines an authenticate_or_request_with_http_digest block that returns nil instead of false when the user does not exist, which allows context-dependent attackers to bypass authentication for applications that are derived from this example by sending an invalid username without a password.
- GLSA-200912-02: Ruby on Rails: Multiple vulnerabilities
- SA35702: Ruby on Rails HTTP Authentication Security Bypass
- VUPEN/ADV-2009-1802: Ruby on Rails HTTP Digest Authentication Security Bypass Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8
- Apple Mac OS X 10.6
- Apple Mac OS X 10.6.1
- Apple Mac OS X 10.6.2
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5.8
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.6
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.6.1
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.6.2
- David Heinemeier Hansson Ruby on Rails 2.3.2
- David Heinemeier Hansson Ruby on Rails 2.3.3
- Gentoo Linux
Reported:
Jun 03, 2009
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