CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-3693

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The Safemode gem before 1.2.4 for Ruby, when initialized with a delegate object that is a Rails controller, allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information via the inspect method.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can gain access to sensitive data, potentially leading to privacy breaches and security issues within the application.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Safemode gem to version 1.2.4 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The Safemode gem before 1.2.4 for Ruby, when initialized with a delegate object that is a Rails controller, allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information via the inspect method.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS