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CVE-2009-2422
critical
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.
References
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51528
http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2009/6/3/security-problem-with-authenticate_with_http_digest
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html