CVE-2019-5420

rubygem-rails: Weak secret token leading to possible code execution

Published Mar 27, 2019 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 89.3% KEV · Not listed
Description
A remote code execution vulnerability in development mode Rails <5.2.2.1, <6.0.0.beta3 can allow an attacker to guess the automatically generated development mode secret token. This secret token can be used in combination with other Rails internals to escalate to a remote code execution exploit.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-m42h-mh85-4qgc Use of Insufficiently Random Values in Railties Allows Remote Code Execution
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
hackerone
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 7:54 PM
Reserved
Jan 4, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 27, 2019, 2:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:37 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Mar 13, 2019, 12:00 AM