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CVE-2015-7577 Detail

Description

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.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178041.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178065.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00053.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00034.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00043.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0296.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3464 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/25/10 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81806 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034816 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=ruby-security-ann/cawsWcQ6c8g/LATIsglZEgAJ CVE, Inc., Red Hat

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-284 Improper Access Control cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-7577
NVD Published Date:
02/15/2016
NVD Last Modified:
04/12/2025
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.