CVE-2007-5379

Rails before 1.2.4, as used for Ruby on Rails, allows remote attackers and ActiveResource servers to determine the existence of arbitrary files and read arbitrary XML files via the Hash.from_xml (Hash#from_xml) method, which uses XmlSimple (XML::Simple) unsafely, as demonstrated by reading passwords from the Pidgin (Gaim) .purple/accounts.xml file.
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Configurations

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cpe:2.3:a:david_hansson:ruby_on_rails:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2007-10-19 16:17

Updated : 2012-10-30 19:44


NVD link : CVE-2007-5379

Mitre link : CVE-2007-5379


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CWE
CWE-200

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

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Products Affected

david_hansson

  • ruby_on_rails