CVEvulnerability
CVE-2015-7576
3.7 LOW
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2016-02-16
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 3.7 LOW — CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 4.3 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-254
Description
The http_basic_authenticate_with method in actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/http_authentication.rb in the Basic Authentication implementation in Action Controller in Ruby on Rails before 3.2.22.1, 4.0.x and 4.1.x before 4.1.14.1, 4.2.x before 4.2.5.1, and 5.x before 5.0.0.beta1.1 does not use a constant-time algorithm for verifying credentials, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass authentication by measuring timing differences.
Affected configurations
• rubyonrails rails 4.0.0
• rubyonrails rails 4.0.1
• rubyonrails rails 4.0.2
• rubyonrails rails 4.0.3
• rubyonrails rails 4.0.4
• rubyonrails rails 4.0.5
• rubyonrails rails 4.0.6
• rubyonrails rails 4.0.7
• rubyonrails rails 4.0.8
• rubyonrails rails 4.0.9
• rubyonrails rails 4.0.10
• rubyonrails rails 4.1.0
• rubyonrails rails 4.1.1
• rubyonrails rails 4.1.2
• rubyonrails rails 4.1.3
• rubyonrails rails 4.1.4
• rubyonrails rails 4.1.5
• rubyonrails rails 4.1.6
• rubyonrails rails 4.1.7
• rubyonrails rails 4.1.7.1
• rubyonrails rails 4.1.8
• rubyonrails rails 4.1.9
• rubyonrails rails 4.1.10
• rubyonrails rails 4.1.12
• rubyonrails rails 4.1.13
• rubyonrails rails 4.1.14
• rubyonrails rails 4.2.0
• rubyonrails rails 4.2.1
• rubyonrails rails 4.2.2
• rubyonrails rails 4.2.3
• rubyonrails rails 4.2.4
• rubyonrails rails 4.2.5
• rubyonrails rails 5.0.0
• rubyonrails ruby on rails (<= 3.2.22)
• rubyonrails ruby on rails 4.0.10
• rubyonrails ruby on rails 4.0.11
• rubyonrails ruby on rails 4.0.11.1
• rubyonrails ruby on rails 4.0.12
• rubyonrails ruby on rails 4.0.13
• rubyonrails ruby on rails 4.1.11
Related
Weakness · not in database (1)
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178043.html lists.fedoraproject.org
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178047.html lists.fedoraproject.org
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178067.html lists.fedoraproject.org
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178068.html lists.fedoraproject.org
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00053.html lists.opensuse.org
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00034.html lists.opensuse.org
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00043.html lists.opensuse.org
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0296.html rhn.redhat.com
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3464 www.debian.org
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/25/8 www.openwall.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81803 www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034816 www.securitytracker.com
- https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=ruby-security-ann/ANv0HDHEC3k/T8Hgq-hYEgAJ groups.google.com
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178043.html lists.fedoraproject.org
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178047.html lists.fedoraproject.org
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178067.html lists.fedoraproject.org
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178068.html lists.fedoraproject.org
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00053.html lists.opensuse.org
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00034.html lists.opensuse.org
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00043.html lists.opensuse.org
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0296.html rhn.redhat.com
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3464 www.debian.org
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/25/8 www.openwall.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81803 www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034816 www.securitytracker.com
- https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=ruby-security-ann/ANv0HDHEC3k/T8Hgq-hYEgAJ groups.google.com