Vulnerability · Published May 12, 2020 · Assigned by hackerone
CVE-2020-8151
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity information exposure in https://github.com/rails/activeresource. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.2% (higher than 83% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)2.2%top 17.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
There is a possible information disclosure issue in Active Resource <v5.1.1 that could allow an attacker to create specially crafted requests to access data in an unexpected way and possibly leak information.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RubyGems | activeresource | 5.1.1 | GHSA-46j2-xjgp-jrfm |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | rails | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-8151 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | rails | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-8151 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | rails | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-8151 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | rails | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-8151 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | https://github.com/rails/activeresource | 5.1.1 |
Weakness: CWE-200
References
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/rubyonrails-security/pktoF4VmiM8 x_refsource_MISC
- FEDORA-2020-02646284df vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA