GitHub Advisoryadvisory · RubyGems

GHSA-f57c-hx33-hvh8 Active Record component in Ruby on Rails has a data-type injection vulnerability

CRITICAL Published 2022-05-14 Modified 2026-02-02 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2013-3221
Ecosystem
RubyGems
Packages
activerecord
Severity
Critical
CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weaknesses
CWE-20, CWE-89
Reviewed
2026-02-02

Affected packages

• RubyGems activerecord: < 4.2.0 → fixed in 4.2.0

Description

The Active Record component in Ruby on Rails 2.3.x, 3.0.x, 3.1.x, and 3.2.x does not ensure that the declared data type of a database column is used during comparisons of input values to stored values in that column, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct data-type injection attacks against Ruby on Rails applications via a crafted value, as demonstrated by unintended interaction between the "typed XML" feature and a MySQL database.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2013-3221 The Active Record component in Ruby on Rails 2.3.x, 3.0.x, 3.1.x, and 3.2.x does not ensure that the declared data type of a database… vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (2)

  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation weakness
  • CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command weakness

References