THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2015-3224
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2015-3224

Web Console vulnerability

CVSS
4.3
EPSS
45.0%
EPSS pct
99th
Exploited
No known
request.rb in Web Console before 2.1.3, as used with Ruby on Rails 3.x and 4.x, does not properly restrict the use of X-Forwarded-For headers in determining a client's IP address, which allows remote attackers to bypass the whitelisted_ips protection mechanism via a crafted request.
Affected vendor
Rubyonrails
Affected product
Web Console
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-284 — Improper Access Control
Published
2015-07-26

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to integrity.

Its EPSS score of 45.0% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it among the most exploited CVEs currently tracked.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2015-3224

  • Confirm whether Rubyonrails Web Console is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2015-3224.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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