CVE-2017-17917 describes a SQL injection vulnerability in the 'where' method of Ruby on Rails versions 5.1.4 and earlier, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands through the 'id' parameter. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.1, indicating a critical risk with network-based attacks, high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, but also high attack complexity. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage. The vendor disputes this issue, stating the affected method is not intended for untrusted input.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5.1.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/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, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.