# CVE-2008-7248: Ruby on Rails 2.1 before 2.1.3 and 2.2.x before 2.2.2 does not verify tokens for requests with certain content types, which allows remote at

- Also known as: GHSA-8FQX-7PV4-3JWM
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Fixed in: 2.1.3, 2.2.2
- Published: 2009-12-16 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- actionpack (RubyGems): from 2.1.0, fixed in 2.1.3
- actionpack (RubyGems): from 2.2.0, fixed in 2.2.2

## Description

Ruby on Rails 2.1 before 2.1.3 and 2.2.x before 2.2.2 does not verify tokens for requests with certain content types, which allows remote attackers to bypass cross-site request forgery (CSRF) protection for requests to applications that rely on this protection, as demonstrated using text/plain.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Ruby on Rails, upgrade to a fixed version (2.1.3, 2.2.2) per the references below.
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## References

- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/28/1
- http://www.rorsecurity.info/journal/2008/11/19/circumvent-rails-csrf-protection.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36600
- http://pseudo-flaw.net/content/web-browsers/form-data-encoding-roundup/
- http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2008/11/18/potential-circumvention-of-csrf-protection-in-rails-2-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2544
- http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-security/browse_thread/thread/d741ee286e36e301?hl=en
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00004.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/02/2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38915
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33402

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