Active Record Improper Access Control (GHSA-xrr6-3pc4-m447)
Published: 2017-10-24T18:33:36Z
Aliases: CVE-2015-7577
Severity: MODERATE · CWE: CWE-284

`activerecord/lib/active_record/nested_attributes.rb` in Active Record in Ruby on Rails 3.1.x and 3.2.x 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 properly implement a certain destroy option, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended change restrictions by leveraging use of the nested attributes feature.

Affected packages:
package: ecosystem: RubyGems
name: activerecord
ranges: type: ECOSYSTEM
events: introduced: 3.1.0
fixed: 3.2.22.1
database_specific: last_known_affected_version_range: <= 3.2.22.0
package: ecosystem: RubyGems
name: activerecord
ranges: type: ECOSYSTEM
events: introduced: 4.0.0
fixed: 4.1.14.1
database_specific: last_known_affected_version_range: <= 4.1.14.0
package: ecosystem: RubyGems
name: activerecord
ranges: type: ECOSYSTEM
events: introduced: 4.2.0
fixed: 4.2.5.1
package: ecosystem: RubyGems
name: activerecord
ranges: type: ECOSYSTEM
events: introduced: 5.0.0.beta1
fixed: 5.0.0.beta1.1
versions: 5.0.0.beta1