CVE-2012-6497

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2013-01-04 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-89

Description

The Authlogic gem for Ruby on Rails, when used with certain versions before 3.2.10, makes potentially unsafe find_by_id method calls, which might allow remote attackers to conduct CVE-2012-6496 SQL injection attacks via a crafted parameter in environments that have a known secret_token value, as demonstrated by a value contained in secret_token.rb in an open-source product.

Affected products

Ruby on Rails: before 3.2.10 — fixed in 3.2.10

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Ruby on Rails 3.2.10. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://blog.phusion.nl/2013/01/03/rails-sql-injection-vulnerability-hold-your-horses-here-are-the-facts/
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/03/12
http://phenoelit.org/blog/archives/2012/12/21/let_me_github_that_for_you/index.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57084
http://blog.phusion.nl/2013/01/03/rails-sql-injection-vulnerability-hold-your-horses-here-are-the-facts/
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/03/12
http://phenoelit.org/blog/archives/2012/12/21/let_me_github_that_for_you/index.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57084

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