Vulnerability Details CVE-2008-7309
Insoshi before 20080920 does not properly restrict the use of a hash to provide values for a model's attributes, which allows remote attackers to set the ForumPost user_id value via a modified URL, related to a "mass assignment" vulnerability.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.002
EPSS Ranking 47.5%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 5.0
References
- http://blog.mhartl.com/2008/09/21/finding-and-fixing-mass-assignment-problems-in-rails-applications/
- http://railspikes.com/2008/9/22/is-your-rails-application-safe-from-mass-assignment
- http://blog.mhartl.com/2008/09/21/finding-and-fixing-mass-assignment-problems-in-rails-applications/
- http://railspikes.com/2008/9/22/is-your-rails-application-safe-from-mass-assignment