Next, [ActionDispatch::Http::Parameters] takes the parsed request parameters and merges them with the path parameters. Note that the path parameters are first merged into the request parameters, to ensure that the request parameters cannot override the path parameters. Also note that ...
Popular programming framework Ruby on Rails is affected by two critical security vulnerabilities - one allowing anyone to execute commands on the servers running affected web apps. The bugs both involve the parsing and handling of data supplied by visitors to a Rails application. The ...
Extremely critical Ruby on Rails bug threatens more than 200,000 sites hundreds of thousands of websites are potentially at risk following the discovery of an extremely critical vulnerability in the ruby on rails framework that gives remote attackers the ability to execute malicious c...
Multiple vulnerabilities in parameter parsing in Action Pack (CVE-2013-0156)
Just two days after the disclosure of a string of serious vulnerabilities in Ruby on Rails, researchers have released proof-of-concept exploit code for a couple of the flaws and the team at Metasploit have released a module for the penetration testing framework that exploit one of the...
was posted to the Ruby on Rails (RoR) security discussion list. The summary is that the XML processor in RoR can be tricked into decoding the request as a YAML document or as a Ruby Symbol, both of which can expose the application to remote code execution or SQL injection. A gentleman...
Für die am Mittwoch gemeldete, kritische Lücke in Ruby on Rails kursieren erste Exploits; es treffen auch bereits erste Berichte über gekaperte Web-Server ein. Diese Lücke ist derzeit äußerst gefährlich, weil sie eine sehr große Anzahl von Applikationen und Servern betrifft. Wer also ...
Immersive education is the best way to learn how to code. You'll be living and breathing Ruby on Rails every day of the week. Why learn Rails? It's a common platform for building web apps, and it's a great introduction to all of the pieces of web development: backend, middleware, and ...
There is big trouble in Ruby on Rails (RoR) land... The issue is related to XML parsing of YAML document elements or Symbols and results in remote code execution. The vulnerabilities have been confirmed by multiple sources and proof of concept code is available: Rails PoC Exploits by ...
Since the reports of a critical vulnerability in Ruby on Rails , the first exploits have begun circulating and the first reports of hijacked web servers are already coming in. The hole is extremely dangerous as it affects a very large number of applications and servers. Anyone who adm...
module Sample include Chanko::Unit active_if do |context, options| ab_test(:price_options) end scope(:controller) do function(:controller_show) do # controller code here end end scope(:view) do function(:view_show) do render :partial => "/show" end end end
Op internet is een exploit verschenen voor een ernstig Ruby on Rails-lek dat afgelopen dinsdag aan het licht is gekomen. Het gaat om een van de twee beveiligingsproblemen die de Nederlandse overheid ertoe noopten om DigiD gedurende een dag offline te halen. Voor een van de twee beveil...
First off, make sure you have a copy of Metasploit and that you have How to update Metasploit Express and Metasploit Pro . The Metasploit web interface is also a Ruby on Rails application and applying the latest update will ensure that your systems are not vulnerable to attack. Applyi...
(Bah, great point about passwords. I need to reform my ways.)To amplify and expand on Thomas here: when this was announced I pushed the Big Red Button and pushed three emergency patches to my servers at 3 to 5 AM Japan time. My perception was "This just can't wait." I went to sleep wi...
This just got (more) real: Researchers today unleashed exploit code for a pair of newly found vulnerabilities in the popular Web application programming platform Ruby on Rails (RoR), as well as a new Metasploit module for the most serious of the two flaws, raising concerns of potentia...
Por ello, el equipo de desarrollo del framework urgió a los administradores de sistemas a actualizar a las versiones 3.2.11, 3.1.10, 3.0.19 ó a la 2.3.15 , dependiendo de sus distribuciones, en un proceso relativamente simple aunque demoroso, debido a la gran cantidad de tráfico que e...
January 10, 2013 dancroak ruby on rails zeus rspec vim Improving Rails boot time with Zeus Zeus improves Rails boot time. Saving seconds is most important when running focused tests: rspec spec/models/user_spec.rb rspec spec/models/user_spec.rb:123 Those are times when a tight feedbac...
In the realm of computer security there are bugs , and then there are bugs . The latter refers to a real showstopper — the kind of bug that could bring a website to its knees and expose user data if the wrong people figure it out. Just such a bug has been discovered in Ruby on Rails, ...
This just got (more) real: Researchers today unleashed exploit code for a pair of newly found vulnerabilities in the popular Web application programming platform Ruby on Rails (RoR), as well as a new Metasploit module for the most serious of the two flaws, raising concerns of potentia...
According to O’Donnell, the RoR vulnerability could be used for the creation of a worm , but it would be far worse if attackers were to use the vulnerability to silently compromise massive numbers of vulnerable websites, grab everything from the database, and install persistent back d...
“O governo holandês tirou do ar um serviço on-line que realizava a identificação dos cidadãos para lidar com uma brecha grave que foi corrigida na tecnologia “Ruby on Rails”. O problema ficou desconhecido e aberto durante anos, sendo corrigido somente nesta terça-feira (8). Segundo os...
desarrolladores de Ruby on Rails advierten de una vulnerabilidad de inyección SQL que afecta a todas las versiones actuales del framework web. Las nuevas versiones de Ruby on Rails, 3.2.10, 3.1.9 y 3.0.18 ya están disponibles . Se recomienda que todos los usuarios se actualicen inmedi...
Do you use Ruby on Rails? If so, it’s time to update. Now. Ruby on Rails is an open source Web application framework built to use with the Ruby programming language. Ruby on Rails—or just Rails—gives Web developers the ability to gather information from Web servers, or query a databas...
A vulnerability discovered on the Ruby on Rails web application framework allows attackers to bypass authentication systems to inject arbitrary SQL or code Related Topics: hackers , Ruby On Rails , ruby on rails framework , Security A vulnerability discovered on the Ruby on Rails web ...
Среди известных сайтов, которые работают на Ruby on Rails — Github, Yammer, Scribd, Groupon, Shopify и Basecamp. На Ruby написан известный фреймворк для пентестинга Metasplot, а на «рельсах» работают интерфейсы Metasploit Pro, Express и Community.
on the Ruby on Rails Security group January 8th contained a few phrases that cause alarm when used together: "inject arbitrary SQL", "inject and execute arbitrary code" and "perform a DoS attack on a Rails application". Without going into detail the post discussed how user-provided YA...
