{
"id": "GHSA-p692-7mm3-3fxg",
"aliases": [
"CVE-2015-7576"
],
"details": "The http_basic_authenticate_with method in actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/http_authentication.rb in the Basic Authentication implementation in Action Controller in Ruby on Rails 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 use a constant-time algorithm for verifying credentials, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass authentication by measuring timing differences.",
"summary": "actionpack is vulnerable to remote bypass authentication",
"affected": [
{
"ranges": [
{
"type": "ECOSYSTEM",
"events": [
{
"introduced": "3.1.0"
},
{
"fixed": "3.2.22.1"
}
]
}
],
"package": {
"name": "actionpack",
"ecosystem": "RubyGems"
},
"database_specific": {
"last_known_affected_version_range": "<= 3.2.22.0"
}
},
{
"ranges": [
{
"type": "ECOSYSTEM",
"events": [
{
"introduced": "4.0.0"
},
{
"fixed": "4.1.14.1"
}
]
}
],
"package": {
"name": "actionpack",
"ecosystem": "RubyGems"
},
"database_specific": {
"last_known_affected_version_range": "<= 4.1.14.0"
}
}
],
"modified": "2023-07-31T20:59:11Z",
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N"
}
],
"published": "2017-10-24T18:33:36Z",
"references": [
{
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7576",
"type": "ADVISORY"
},
{
"url": "https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/17e6f1507b7f2c2a883c180f4f9548445d6dfbd",
"type": "WEB"
},
{
"url": "https://github.com/rails/rails",
"type": "PACKAGE"
},
{
"url": "https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/actionpack/CVE-2015-7576.yml",
"type": "WEB"
},
{
"url": "https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rubyonrails-security/ANv0HDHEC3k",
"type": "WEB"
},
{
"url": "https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=ruby-security-ann/ANv0HDHEC3k/T8Hgq-hYEgAJ",
"type": "WEB"
},
{
"url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20160405205300/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034816",
"type": "WEB"
},
{
"url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200228001849/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81803",
"type": "WEB"
},
{
"url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178043.html",
"type": "WEB"
},
{
"url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178047.html",
"type": "WEB"
},
{
"url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178067.html",
"type": "WEB"
},
{
"url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178068.html",
"type": "WEB"
},
{
"url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00053.html",
"type": "WEB"
},
{
"url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00034.html",
"type": "WEB"
},
{
"url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00043.html",
"type": "WEB"
},
{
"url": "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0296.html",
"type": "WEB"
},
{
"url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3464",
"type": "WEB"
},
{
"url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/25/8",
"type": "WEB"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [],
"severity": "LOW",
"github_reviewed": true,
"nvd_published_at": "2016-02-16T02:59:00Z",
"github_reviewed_at": "2020-06-16T21:48:14Z"
}
}