CVE-2009-2422
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Jul 10, 2009
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- Jul 10, 2009
Description
The example code for the digest authentication functionality (http_authentication.rb) in Ruby on Rails before 2.3.3 defines an authenticate_or_request_with_http_digest block that returns nil instead of false when the user does not exist, which allows context-dependent attackers to bypass authentication for applications that are derived from this example by sending an invalid username without a password.
Scores
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Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
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n/an/a |
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References
- 35702third-party-advisory
- 35579vdb-entry
- APPLE-SA-2010-03-29-1vendor-advisory
- http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2009/6/3/security-problem-with-authenticate_with_http_digest
- ADV-2009-1802vdb-entry
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
- http://n8.tumblr.com/post/117477059/security-hole-found-in-rails-2-3s
- rubyonrails-validatedigest-sec-bypass(51528)vdb-entry
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