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CVE-2015-7576

The http_basic_authenticate_with method in actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/http_authentication.rb in the Basic Authentication implementation in Action Controller in Ruby on Rails before 3.2.22.1, 4.0.x and 4.1.x before 4.1.14.1, 4.2.x before 4.2.5.1, and 5.x before 5.0.0.beta1.1 does not use a constant-time algorithm for verifying credentials, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass authentication by measuring timing differences.

Published

2016-02-16T02:59:00.110

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 3.7 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-254
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application rubyonrails rails 4.0.0 Yes
Application rubyonrails rails 4.0.0 Yes
Application rubyonrails rails 4.0.0 Yes
Application rubyonrails rails 4.0.0 Yes
Application rubyonrails rails 4.0.1 Yes
Application rubyonrails rails 4.0.1 Yes
Application rubyonrails rails 4.0.1 Yes
Application rubyonrails rails 4.0.1 Yes
Application rubyonrails rails 4.0.1 Yes
Application rubyonrails rails 4.0.2 Yes
Application rubyonrails rails 4.0.3 Yes
Application rubyonrails rails 4.0.4 Yes
Application rubyonrails rails 4.0.4 Yes
Application rubyonrails rails 4.0.5 Yes
Application rubyonrails rails 4.0.6 Yes
Application rubyonrails rails 4.0.6 Yes
Application rubyonrails rails 4.0.6 Yes
Application rubyonrails rails 4.0.6 Yes
Application rubyonrails rails 4.0.7 Yes
Application rubyonrails rails 4.0.8 Yes
Application rubyonrails rails 4.0.9 Yes
Application rubyonrails rails 4.0.10 Yes
Application rubyonrails rails 4.0.10 Yes
Application rubyonrails rails 4.1.0 Yes
Application rubyonrails rails 4.1.0 Yes
Application rubyonrails rails 4.1.0 Yes
Application rubyonrails rails 4.1.0 Yes
Application rubyonrails rails 4.1.0 Yes
Application rubyonrails rails 4.1.1 Yes
Application rubyonrails rails 4.1.2 Yes
Application rubyonrails rails 4.1.2 Yes
Application rubyonrails rails 4.1.2 Yes
Application rubyonrails rails 4.1.2 Yes
Application rubyonrails rails 4.1.3 Yes
Application rubyonrails rails 4.1.4 Yes
Application rubyonrails rails 4.1.5 Yes
Application rubyonrails rails 4.1.6 Yes
Application rubyonrails rails 4.1.6 Yes
Application rubyonrails rails 4.1.6 Yes
Application rubyonrails rails 4.1.7 Yes
Application rubyonrails rails 4.1.7.1 Yes
Application rubyonrails rails 4.1.8 Yes
Application rubyonrails rails 4.1.9 Yes
Application rubyonrails rails 4.1.9 Yes
Application rubyonrails rails 4.1.10 Yes
Application rubyonrails rails 4.1.10 Yes
Application rubyonrails rails 4.1.10 Yes
Application rubyonrails rails 4.1.10 Yes
Application rubyonrails rails 4.1.10 Yes
Application rubyonrails rails 4.1.12 Yes
Application rubyonrails rails 4.1.12 Yes
Application rubyonrails rails 4.1.13 Yes
Application rubyonrails rails 4.1.13 Yes
Application rubyonrails rails 4.1.14 Yes
Application rubyonrails rails 4.1.14 Yes
Application rubyonrails rails 4.1.14 Yes
Application rubyonrails rails 4.2.0 Yes
Application rubyonrails rails 4.2.0 Yes
Application rubyonrails rails 4.2.0 Yes
Application rubyonrails rails 4.2.0 Yes
Application rubyonrails rails 4.2.0 Yes
Application rubyonrails rails 4.2.0 Yes
Application rubyonrails rails 4.2.0 Yes
Application rubyonrails rails 4.2.0 Yes
Application rubyonrails rails 4.2.1 Yes
Application rubyonrails rails 4.2.1 Yes
Application rubyonrails rails 4.2.1 Yes
Application rubyonrails rails 4.2.1 Yes
Application rubyonrails rails 4.2.1 Yes
Application rubyonrails rails 4.2.2 Yes
Application rubyonrails rails 4.2.3 Yes
Application rubyonrails rails 4.2.3 Yes
Application rubyonrails rails 4.2.4 Yes
Application rubyonrails rails 4.2.4 Yes
Application rubyonrails rails 4.2.5 Yes
Application rubyonrails rails 4.2.5 Yes
Application rubyonrails rails 4.2.5 Yes
Application rubyonrails rails 5.0.0 Yes
Application rubyonrails ruby_on_rails ≤ 3.2.22 Yes
Application rubyonrails ruby_on_rails 4.0.10 Yes
Application rubyonrails ruby_on_rails 4.0.11 Yes
Application rubyonrails ruby_on_rails 4.0.11.1 Yes
Application rubyonrails ruby_on_rails 4.0.12 Yes
Application rubyonrails ruby_on_rails 4.0.13 Yes
Application rubyonrails ruby_on_rails 4.0.13 Yes
Application rubyonrails ruby_on_rails 4.1.11 Yes
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