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CVE-2008-7248

Ruby on Rails 2.1 before 2.1.3 and 2.2.x before 2.2.2 does not verify tokens for requests with certain content types, which allows remote attackers to bypass cross-site request forgery (CSRF) protection for requests to applications that rely on this protection, as demonstrated using text/plain.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2008-7248 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from rubyonrails organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2009, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2009-12-16T01:30:00.217

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.8 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-20

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	rubyonrails	rails	2.1.0	Yes
Application	rubyonrails	rails	2.1.1	Yes
Application	rubyonrails	rails	2.1.2	Yes
Application	rubyonrails	rails	2.2.0	Yes
Application	rubyonrails	rails	2.2.1	Yes

References

http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-security/browse_thread/thread/d741ee286e36e301?hl=en ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00004.html ([email protected])
http://pseudo-flaw.net/content/web-browsers/form-data-encoding-roundup/ ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/36600 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/38915 ([email protected])
http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2008/11/18/potential-circumvention-of-csrf-protection-in-rails-2-1 ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/28/1 ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/02/2 ([email protected])
http://www.rorsecurity.info/journal/2008/11/19/circumvent-rails-csrf-protection.html Exploit ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2544 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-security/browse_thread/thread/d741ee286e36e301?hl=en (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00004.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://pseudo-flaw.net/content/web-browsers/form-data-encoding-roundup/ (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/36600 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/38915 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2008/11/18/potential-circumvention-of-csrf-protection-in-rails-2-1 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/28/1 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/02/2 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.rorsecurity.info/journal/2008/11/19/circumvent-rails-csrf-protection.html Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2544 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For rubyonrails's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.