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CVE-2019-16676: Improper Input Validation

September 30, 2019 (updated October 4, 2019)

Plataformatec Simple Form has Incorrect Access Control in file_method? in lib/simple_form/form_builder.rb, because a user-supplied string is invoked as a method call.

References

  • blog.plataformatec.com.br/2019/09/incorrect-access-control-in-simple-form-cve-2019-16676/
  • github.com/plataformatec/simple_form/commits/master
  • github.com/plataformatec/simple_form/security/advisories/GHSA-r74q-gxcg-73hx
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16676

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions before 5.0

Fixed versions

  • 5.0.0

Solution

Upgrade to version 5.0.0 or above.

Impact 9.8 CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Source file

gem/simple_form/CVE-2019-16676.yml

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