CVE-2006-4111 json
Ruby on Rails vulnerable to code injection
published 2006-08-14 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also GHSA-rvpq-5xqx-pfpp , EUVD-2017-0306
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.3%
- EPSS 2.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 83%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Ruby on Rails before 1.1.5 allows remote attackers to execute Ruby code with "severe" or "serious" impact via a File Upload request with an HTTP header that modifies the LOAD_PATH variable, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-4112.
Patch / fix
- rubygems rails 1.1.6
- rails Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.1.5-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2006-4111
Exploit prediction
2.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| rubygems | rails | >=1.1.0, <1.1.6 |
1.1.6 |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code
- Technology feeds
References
-
gentoo.org
/security/en/glsa/glsa-200608-20.xml
vendor-advisory, web, patch
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/19454
vdb-entry, patch
-
blog.koehntopp.de
/archives/1367-Ruby-On-Rails-Mandatory-Mystery-Patch.html
web, patch
-
weblog.rubyonrails.org
/2006/8/9/rails-1-1-5-mandatory-security-patch-and-other-tidbits
web, patch
-
novell.com
/linux/security/advisories/2006_21_sr.html
vendor-advisory, web
-
secunia.com
/advisories/21466
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
-
secunia.com
/advisories/21749
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
-
vupen.com
/english/advisories/2006/3237
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory
-
securitytracker.com
/id?1016673
vdb-entry
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-4111
advisory
-
github.com
/presidentbeef/rails-security-history/blob/master/vulnerabilities.md
web
-
github.com
/rails/rails
package
-
github.com
/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/rails/CVE-2006-4111.yml
web
-
web.archive.org
/web/20200301174340/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19454
web
-
web.archive.org
/web/20200808083046/http://securitytracker.com/id?1016673
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2006-4111
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-rvpq-5xqx-pfpp
- NVD CVE-2006-4111
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