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CVE-2015-4410

The Moped::BSON::ObjecId.legal? method in rubygem-moped before commit dd5a7c14b5d2e466f7875d079af71ad19774609b allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (worker resource consumption) or perform a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack via a crafted string.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.5, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 2 products from moped_project, from fedoraproject organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2020, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.

Published

2020-02-20T17:15:12.587

Last Modified

2024-11-21T02:31:00.730

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-20

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	moped_project	moped	-	Yes
Operating System	fedoraproject	fedora	21	Yes
Operating System	fedoraproject	fedora	22	Yes

References

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/161964.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/161987.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/06/3 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75045 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1229757 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://github.com/mongoid/moped/commit/dd5a7c14b5d2e466f7875d079af71ad19774609b#diff-3b93602f64c2fe46d38efd9f73ef5358R24 Exploit ([email protected])
https://homakov.blogspot.ru/2012/05/saferweb-injects-in-various-ruby.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://sakurity.com/blog/2015/06/04/mongo_ruby_regexp.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q2/653 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75045 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/161964.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/161987.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/06/3 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75045 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1229757 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/mongoid/moped/commit/dd5a7c14b5d2e466f7875d079af71ad19774609b#diff-3b93602f64c2fe46d38efd9f73ef5358R24 Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://homakov.blogspot.ru/2012/05/saferweb-injects-in-various-ruby.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://sakurity.com/blog/2015/06/04/mongo_ruby_regexp.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q2/653 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75045 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (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 moped_project'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.