Ruby on Rails 3.0.x before 3.0.19, 3.1.x before 3.1.10, and 3.2.x before 3.2.11 does not properly consider differences in parameter handling between the Active Record component and the JSON implementation, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended database-query restrictions and perform NULL checks or trigger missing WHERE clauses via a crafted request, as demonstrated by certain "[nil]" values, a related issue to CVE-2012-2660 and CVE-2012-2694.

Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 1.1.1 is now available.

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section.

OpenShift Enterprise is a cloud computing Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) solution from Red Hat, and is designed for on-premise or private cloud deployments.

Installing the updated packages and restarting the OpenShift services are the only requirements for this update. However, if you are updating your system to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4 while applying OpenShift Enterprise 1.1.1 updates, it is recommended that you restart your system.

For further information about this release, refer to the OpenShift Enterprise 1.1.1 Technical Notes, available shortly from https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/docs/

This update also fixes the following security issues :

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) flaws were found in rubygem-actionpack. A remote attacker could use these flaws to conduct XSS attacks against users of an application using rubygem-actionpack.
(CVE-2012-3463, CVE-2012-3464, CVE-2012-3465)

It was found that certain methods did not sanitize file names before passing them to lower layer routines in Ruby. If a Ruby application created files with names based on untrusted input, it could result in the creation of files with different names than expected.
(CVE-2012-4522)

A denial of service flaw was found in the implementation of associative arrays (hashes) in Ruby. An attacker able to supply a large number of inputs to a Ruby application (such as HTTP POST request parameters sent to a web application) that are used as keys when inserting data into an array could trigger multiple hash function collisions, making array operations take an excessive amount of CPU time. To mitigate this issue, a new, more collision resistant algorithm has been used to reduce the chance of an attacker successfully causing intentional collisions. (CVE-2012-5371)

Input validation vulnerabilities were discovered in rubygem-activerecord. A remote attacker could possibly use these flaws to perform a SQL injection attack against an application using rubygem-activerecord. (CVE-2012-2661, CVE-2012-2695, CVE-2013-0155)

Input validation vulnerabilities were discovered in rubygem-actionpack. A remote attacker could possibly use these flaws to perform a SQL injection attack against an application using rubygem-actionpack and rubygem-activerecord. (CVE-2012-2660, CVE-2012-2694)

A flaw was found in the HTTP digest authentication implementation in rubygem-actionpack. A remote attacker could use this flaw to cause a denial of service of an application using rubygem-actionpack and digest authentication. (CVE-2012-3424)

A flaw was found in the handling of strings in Ruby safe level 4. A remote attacker can use Exception#to_s to destructively modify an untainted string so that it is tainted, the string can then be arbitrarily modified. (CVE-2012-4466)

A flaw was found in the method for translating an exception message into a string in the Ruby Exception class. A remote attacker could use this flaw to bypass safe level 4 restrictions, allowing untrusted (tainted) code to modify arbitrary, trusted (untainted) strings, which safe level 4 restrictions would otherwise prevent. (CVE-2012-4464)

It was found that ruby_parser from rubygem-ruby_parser created a temporary file in an insecure way. A local attacker could use this flaw to perform a symbolic link attack, overwriting arbitrary files accessible to the application using ruby_parser. (CVE-2013-0162)

The CVE-2013-0162 issue was discovered by Michael Scherer of the Red Hat Regional IT team.

Users are advised to upgrade to Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 1.1.1.

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201412-28 (Ruby on Rails: Multiple vulnerabilities)

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Ruby on Rails. Please       review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
  Impact :

    A remote attacker could execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of       Service condition. Furthermore, a remote attacker may be able to execute       arbitrary SQL commands, change parameter names for form inputs and make       changes to arbitrary records in the system, bypass intended access       restrictions, render arbitrary views, inject arbitrary web script or       HTML, or conduct cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks.
  Workaround :

    There is no known workaround at this time.

This update fixes the following security issues with rubygem-actionpack-3_2 :

  - fix CVE-2013-4389: rubygem-actionmailer-3_1: possible     DoS vulnerability in the log subscriber component     (bnc#846239) File CVE-2013-4389.patch contains the fix.

  - fix CVE-2013-4491: rubygem-actionpack: i18n missing     translation XSS (bnc#853625). File CVE-2013-4491.patch     contains the patch

  - fix CVE-2013-6414: rubygem-actionpack: Action View DoS     (bnc#853633). File CVE-2013-6414.patch contains the     patch.

  - fix CVE-2013-6415: rubygem-actionpack:
    number_to_currency XSS (bnc#853632). File     CVE-2013-6415.patch contains the patch.

  - fix CVE-2013-6417: rubygem-actionpack: unsafe query     generation risk (incomplete fix for CVE-2013-0155)     (bnc#853627). File CVE-2013-6417.patch contains the     patch.

- fix CVE-2013-4491: rubygem-actionpack: i18n missing     translation XSS (bnc#853625). File CVE-2013-4491.patch     contains the patch

  - fix CVE-2013-6414: rubygem-actionpack: Action View DoS     (bnc#853633). File CVE-2013-6414.patch contains the     patch.

  - fix CVE-2013-6415: rubygem-actionpack:
    number_to_currency XSS (bnc#853632). File     CVE-2013-6415.patch contains the patch.

  - fix CVE-2013-6417: rubygem-actionpack: unsafe query     generation risk (incomplete fix for CVE-2013-0155)     (bnc#853627). File CVE-2013-6417.patch contains the     patch.

This update updates the RubyOnRails 2.3 stack to 2.3.16, also this update updates the RubyOnRails 3.2 stack to 3.2.11.

Security and bugfixes were done, foremost: CVE-2013-0333: A JSON sql/code injection problem was fixed. CVE-2012-5664: A SQL Injection Vulnerability in Active Record was fixed. CVE-2012-2695: A SQL injection via nested hashes in conditions was fixed. CVE-2013-0155:
Unsafe Query Generation Risk in Ruby on Rails was fixed.
CVE-2013-0156: Multiple vulnerabilities in parameter parsing in Action Pack were fixed.

The remote host is running a version of Mac OS X 10.6 or 10.7 that does not have Security Update 2013-002 applied.  This update contains numerous security-related fixes for the following components :

  - CoreMedia Playback (10.7 only)
  - Directory Service (10.6 only)
  - OpenSSL
  - QuickDraw Manager
  - QuickTime
  - Ruby (10.6 only)
  - SMB (10.7 only)

Updated rubygem-actionpack, rubygem-activesupport, and rubygem-activerecord packages that fix multiple security issues are now available for Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager.

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having critical security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section.

Ruby on Rails is a model-view-controller (MVC) framework for web application development. Action Pack implements the controller and the view components. Active Record implements object-relational mapping for accessing database entries using objects. Active Support provides support and utility classes used by the Ruby on Rails framework.

Multiple flaws were found in the way Ruby on Rails performed XML parameter parsing in HTTP requests. A remote attacker could use these flaws to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of a Ruby on Rails application, perform SQL injection attacks, or bypass the authentication using a specially-created HTTP request. (CVE-2013-0156)

Red Hat is aware that a public exploit for the CVE-2013-0156 issues is available that allows remote code execution in applications using Ruby on Rails.

Multiple input validation vulnerabilities were discovered in rubygem-activerecord. A remote attacker could possibly use these flaws to perform a SQL injection attack against an application using rubygem-activerecord. (CVE-2012-2661, CVE-2012-2695, CVE-2012-6496, CVE-2013-0155)

Multiple input validation vulnerabilities were discovered in rubygem-actionpack. A remote attacker could possibly use these flaws to perform a SQL injection attack against an application using rubygem-actionpack and rubygem-activerecord. (CVE-2012-2660, CVE-2012-2694)

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) flaws were found in rubygem-actionpack. A remote attacker could use these flaws to conduct XSS attacks against users of an application using rubygem-actionpack.
(CVE-2012-3463, CVE-2012-3464, CVE-2012-3465)

A flaw was found in the HTTP digest authentication implementation in rubygem-actionpack. A remote attacker could use this flaw to cause a denial of service of an application using rubygem-actionpack and digest authentication. (CVE-2012-3424)

Users are advised to upgrade to these updated rubygem-actionpack, rubygem-activesupport, and rubygem-activerecord packages, which resolve these issues. Katello must be restarted ('service katello restart') for this update to take effect.

Fix for CVE-2013-0155 and CVE-2013-0156.

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

An interpretation conflict can cause the Active Record component of Rails, a web framework for the Ruby programming language, to truncate queries in unexpected ways. This may allow attackers to elevate their privileges.

Ruby on Rails team reports :

Two high-risk vulnerabilities have been discovered :

(CVE-2013-0155) There is a vulnerability when Active Record is used in conjunction with JSON parameter parsing.

Due to the way Active Record interprets parameters in combination with the way that JSON parameters are parsed, it is possible for an attacker to issue unexpected database queries with 'IS NULL' or empty 'WHERE' clauses. This issue does not let an attacker insert arbitrary values into a SQL query, however they can cause the query to check for NULL or eliminate a WHERE clause when most users would not expect it.

(CVE-2013-0156) There are multiple weaknesses in the parameter parsing code for Ruby on Rails which allows attackers to bypass authentication systems, inject arbitrary SQL, inject and execute arbitrary code, or perform a DoS attack on a Rails application.

The parameter parsing code of Ruby on Rails allows applications to automatically cast values from strings to certain data types.
Unfortunately the type casting code supported certain conversions which were not suitable for performing on user-provided data including creating Symbols and parsing YAML. These unsuitable conversions can be used by an attacker to compromise a Rails application.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
119432	RHEL 6 : openshift (RHSA-2013:0582)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
79981	GLSA-201412-28 : Ruby on Rails: Multiple vulnerabilities	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	critical
75284	openSUSE Security Update : rubygem-actionpack-3_2 (openSUSE-SU-2014:0009-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	medium
75237	openSUSE Security Update : rubygem-actionpack-3_2 (openSUSE-SU-2013:1906-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	medium
75236	openSUSE Security Update : rubygem-actionpack-3_2 (openSUSE-SU-2013:1904-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	medium
75235	openSUSE Security Update : rubygem-actionpack-3_2 (openSUSE-SU-2013:1907-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	medium
74881	openSUSE Security Update : ruby (openSUSE-SU-2013:0278-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
66809	Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2013-002)	Nessus	MacOS X Local Security Checks	critical
64076	RHEL 6 : Ruby on Rails in Subscription Asset Manager (RHSA-2013:0154)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
63657	Fedora 16 : rubygem-actionpack-3.0.10-10.fc16 / rubygem-activemodel-3.0.10-2.fc16 / etc (2013-0686)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	high
63654	Fedora 17 : rubygem-actionpack-3.0.11-8.fc17 / rubygem-activemodel-3.0.11-2.fc17 / etc (2013-0635)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	high
63635	Fedora 18 : rubygem-actionpack-3.2.8-2.fc18 / rubygem-activerecord-3.2.8-3.fc18 / etc (2013-0568)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	high
63582	Debian DSA-2609-1 : rails - SQL query manipulation	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	medium
63435	FreeBSD : rubygem-rails -- multiple vulnerabilities (ca5d3272-59e3-11e2-853b-00262d5ed8ee)	Nessus	FreeBSD Local Security Checks	high

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