CVE-2020-8164
Description
A flaw was found in rubygem-actionpack. Untrusted hashes of data is possible for values of each, each_value, and each_pair which can lead to cases of user supplied information being leaked from Strong Parameters. Applications that use these hashes may inadvertently use untrusted user input. The highest risk from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality.
Statement
Red Hat CloudForms and Red Hat Satellite ship affected RubyGem actionpack and uses strong parameters, however, products are not vulnerable since safe return values are used in product code.
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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CVSS v3 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 7.5 | 7.5 | N/A |
| Attack Vector | Network | Network | N/A |
| Attack Complexity | Low | Low | N/A |
| Privileges Required | None | None | N/A |
| User Interaction | None | None | N/A |
| Scope | Unchanged | Unchanged | N/A |
| Confidentiality | High | High | N/A |
| Integrity Impact | None | None | N/A |
| Availability Impact | None | None | N/A |
Vector
Red Hat: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Confidentiality
Technical Impact: Read Application Data
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