# CVE-2008-7309: Insoshi before 20080920 does not properly restrict the use of a hash to provide values for a model's attributes, which allows remote attacke

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2012-04-04 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Insoshi before 20080920 does not properly restrict the use of a hash to provide values for a model's attributes, which allows remote attackers to set the ForumPost user_id value via a modified URL, related to a "mass assignment" vulnerability.

## What to do

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## References

- http://railspikes.com/2008/9/22/is-your-rails-application-safe-from-mass-assignment
- http://blog.mhartl.com/2008/09/21/finding-and-fixing-mass-assignment-problems-in-rails-applications/

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