CVE-2016-6317 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting Ruby on Rails 4.2.x before 4.2.7.1, where a flaw in Action Record's parameter handling allows remote attackers to bypass database query restrictions. This can lead to NULL checks or missing WHERE clauses via crafted requests, similar to previous related vulnerabilities. With a CVSS score of 7.5, it has a low attack complexity and high impact on integrity, but no impact on confidentiality or availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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