CVE-2011-0447

Medium

Description

Ruby on Rails 2.1.x, 2.2.x, and 2.3.x before 2.3.11, and 3.x before 3.0.4, does not properly validate HTTP requests that contain an X-Requested-With header, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks via forged (1) AJAX or (2) API requests that leverage "combinations of browser plugins and HTTP redirects," a related issue to CVE-2011-0696.

SeverityMedium
CVSS6.8
Exploit probability—
ProductRails
PublishedFeb 14, 2011
First seenFeb 14, 2011

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
rubyonrails rails2.1.0, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.2.0, 2.2.1, 2.2.2, 2.3.2, 2.3.3, 2.3.4, 2.3.9, 2.3.10, 3.0.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.0.3, 3.0.4—

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