CVE-2022-32224 is a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability affecting ActiveRecord versions prior to 7.0.3.1, 6.1.6.1, 6.0.5.1, and 5.2.8.1. This flaw arises from the insecure deserialization of YAML serialized columns, allowing an attacker with database manipulation capabilities (e.g., via SQL injection) to escalate privileges to RCE. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL) and a FAUCET Risk Score of 81/100, it presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector and low attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered community attention with one mention and one article on Hacker News, indicating awareness within the security community.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 5.2.8.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:activerecord_project:activerecord:*:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:* | ||
>= 6.0.0, < 6.0.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:activerecord_project:activerecord:*:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:* | ||
>= 6.1.0, < 6.1.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:activerecord_project:activerecord:*:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:* | ||
>= 7.0.0, < 7.0.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:activerecord_project:activerecord:*:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.