CVE-2015-7577 json
Active Record Improper Access Control
published 2016-02-16 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-xrr6-3pc4-m447 , EUVD-2017-0334
- cvss
- 5.3
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 4.3%
- EPSS 4.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 91%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
activerecord/lib/active_record/nested_attributes.rb in Active Record in Ruby on Rails 3.1.x and 3.2.x 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 properly implement a certain destroy option, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended change restrictions by leveraging use of the nested attributes feature.
Patch / fix
- rubygems activerecord 3.2.22.1, 4.1.14.1, 4.2.5.1, 5.0.0.beta1.1
- rails Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2:4.2.5.1-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2015-7577
- ruby193-rubygem-actionpack RHEL 2 SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS 1:3.2.8-16.el6
- ruby193-rubygem-actionpack RHEL 2 SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS 1:3.2.8-16.el7
- ruby193-rubygem-activerecord RHEL 2 SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS 1:3.2.8-11.el6
- ruby193-rubygem-activerecord RHEL 2 SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS 1:3.2.8-11.el7
- ruby193-rubygem-activesupport RHEL 2 SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS 1:3.2.8-6.el6
- ruby193-rubygem-activesupport RHEL 2 SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS 1:3.2.8-6.el7
- ror40-rubygem-actionpack RHEL 2 SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS 1:4.0.2-7.el6
- ror40-rubygem-actionpack RHEL 2 SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS 1:4.0.2-7.el7
red hat advisories RHSA-2016:0455RHSA-2016:0454RHSA-2016:0296
- susestudio Studio Onsite Runner 1.3, Studio Onsite 1.3 1.3.14-52.1
- qemu-ext2 Studio Onsite Runner 1.3, Studio Onsite 1.3 0.1.1-0.9.4.19
- libjansson Studio Onsite Runner 1.3, Studio Onsite 1.3 2.2.1-0.9.11.6
- studio-help Studio Onsite Runner 1.3, Studio Onsite 1.3 1.3.20-0.6.9
- rubygem-bundler19 Studio Onsite Runner 1.3, Studio Onsite 1.3 1.7.0-0.13.10
- portus SLE Module for Containers 12 2.0.3-2.4
- rubygem-activerecord-3_2 WebYast 1.3, Studio Onsite 1.3, SLE Software Development Kit 11 SP4 +1 more 3.2.12-0.15.1
- rubygem-activerecord-4_1 OpenStack Cloud 5 4.1.9-9.1
suse advisories SUSE-SU-2017:0475-1SUSE-SU-2016:1146-1SUSE-SU-2016:0619-1SUSE-SU-2016:0598-1SUSE-SU-2016:0458-1
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2015-7577 updated cvss 4.3
rubygem-activerecord: Nested attributes rejection proc bypass in Active Record
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Red Hat CloudForms Management Engine 5 ruby193-rubygem-activerecordaffected: no fix available
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Red Hat OpenStack Foreman ruby193-rubygem-activerecord Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager ruby193-rubygem-activerecordaffected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
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Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) ror40-rubygem-actionpack 4.0.2-7.el6, ror40-rubygem-activerecord 4.0.2-6.el6, rh-ror41-rubygem-actionpack 4.1.5-3.el6, rh-ror41-rubygem-actionview 4.1.5-4.el6, ror40-rubygem-activesupport 4.0.2-4.el6, ruby193-rubygem-actionpack 3.2.8-16.el6, +5 more Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) ror40-rubygem-actionpack 4.0.2-7.el7, ror40-rubygem-activerecord 4.0.2-6.el7, rh-ror41-rubygem-actionpack 4.1.5-3.el7, rh-ror41-rubygem-actionview 4.1.5-4.el7, ror40-rubygem-activesupport 4.0.2-4.el7, ruby193-rubygem-actionpack 3.2.8-16.el7, +5 more Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.6) ror40-rubygem-actionpack 4.0.2-7.el6, ror40-rubygem-activerecord 4.0.2-6.el6, rh-ror41-rubygem-actionpack 4.1.5-3.el6, rh-ror41-rubygem-actionview 4.1.5-4.el6, ror40-rubygem-activesupport 4.0.2-4.el6, ruby193-rubygem-actionpack 3.2.8-16.el6, +5 more Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.7) ror40-rubygem-actionpack 4.0.2-7.el6, ror40-rubygem-activerecord 4.0.2-6.el6, rh-ror41-rubygem-actionpack 4.1.5-3.el6, rh-ror41-rubygem-actionview 4.1.5-4.el6, ror40-rubygem-activesupport 4.0.2-4.el6, ruby193-rubygem-actionpack 3.2.8-16.el6, +5 more Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.1) ror40-rubygem-actionpack 4.0.2-7.el7, ror40-rubygem-activerecord 4.0.2-6.el7, rh-ror41-rubygem-actionpack 4.1.5-3.el7, rh-ror41-rubygem-actionview 4.1.5-4.el7, ror40-rubygem-activesupport 4.0.2-4.el7, ruby193-rubygem-actionpack 3.2.8-16.el7, +5 more Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.2) ror40-rubygem-actionpack 4.0.2-7.el7, ror40-rubygem-activerecord 4.0.2-6.el7, rh-ror41-rubygem-actionpack 4.1.5-3.el7, rh-ror41-rubygem-actionview 4.1.5-4.el7, ror40-rubygem-activesupport 4.0.2-4.el7, ruby193-rubygem-actionpack 3.2.8-16.el7, +5 morefixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:0296
+2 more productsfewer
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) ror40-rubygem-actionpack 4.0.2-7.el6, ror40-rubygem-activerecord 4.0.2-6.el6, rh-ror41-rubygem-actionpack 4.1.5-3.el6, rh-ror41-rubygem-actionview 4.1.5-4.el6, ror40-rubygem-activesupport 4.0.2-4.el6, ruby193-rubygem-actionpack 3.2.8-16.el6, +5 more Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) ror40-rubygem-actionpack 4.0.2-7.el7, ror40-rubygem-activerecord 4.0.2-6.el7, rh-ror41-rubygem-actionpack 4.1.5-3.el7, rh-ror41-rubygem-actionview 4.1.5-4.el7, ror40-rubygem-activesupport 4.0.2-4.el7, ruby193-rubygem-actionpack 3.2.8-16.el7, +5 more -
Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager rubygem-activerecordnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
4.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.0 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| rubygems | activerecord | >=3.1.0, <3.2.22.1 >=4.0.0, <4.1.14.1 >=4.2.0, <4.2.5.1 >=5.0.0.beta1, <5.0.0.beta1.1 |
3.2.22.1 4.1.14.1 4.2.5.1 5.0.0.beta1.1 |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-284 Improper Access Control
- Technology feeds
References
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00043.html
vendor-advisory, web
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00034.html
vendor-advisory, web
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lists.fedoraproject.org
/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178041.html
vendor-advisory, web
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lists.fedoraproject.org
/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178065.html
vendor-advisory, web
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00053.html
vendor-advisory, web
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debian.org
/security/2016/dsa-3464
vendor-advisory, web
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rhn.redhat.com
/errata/RHSA-2016-0296.html
vendor-advisory, web
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groups.google.com
/forum/message/raw?msg=ruby-security-ann/cawsWcQ6c8g/LATIsglZEgAJ
mailing-list
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securitytracker.com
/id/1034816
vdb-entry
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securityfocus.com
/bid/81806
vdb-entry
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2016/01/25/10
mailing-list, web
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7577
advisory
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github.com
/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/activerecord/CVE-2015-7577.yml
web
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groups.google.com
/forum/#!topic/rubyonrails-security/cawsWcQ6c8g
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2015-7577
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-xrr6-3pc4-m447
- NVD CVE-2015-7577
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