CVE-2008-7309

N/A Unknown

Published: April 05, 2012 Modified: April 29, 2026

Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://blog.mhartl.com/2008/09/21/finding-and-fixing-mass-assignment-problems-in-rails-applications/

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

http://railspikes.com/2008/9/22/is-your-rails-application-safe-from-mass-assignment

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

http://blog.mhartl.com/2008/09/21/finding-and-fixing-mass-assignment-problems-in-rails-applications/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit

http://railspikes.com/2008/9/22/is-your-rails-application-safe-from-mass-assignment

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit

4 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

N/A / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

1.1%

60th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-255

Affected Vendors

insoshi

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