# CVE-2016-10522: rails\_admin ruby gem \<v1.1.1 is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks.

- Also known as: GHSA-PXQR-8V54-M2HJ
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.1.1
- Published: 2018-07-05 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- https://github.com/sferik rails\_admin ruby gem: from 1.1.1
- rails\_admin (RubyGems): from 1.0.0, fixed in 1.1.1

## Description

rails_admin ruby gem <v1.1.1 is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks. Non-GET methods were not validating CSRF tokens and, as a result, an attacker could hypothetically gain access to the application administrative endpoints exposed by the gem.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Ruby on Rails, upgrade to a fixed version (1.1.1) per the references below.
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## References

- https://www.sourceclear.com/blog/Rails_admin-Vulnerability-Disclosure/
- https://github.com/sferik/rails_admin/commit/b13e879eb93b661204e9fb5e55f7afa4f397537a
- https://www.sourceclear.com/registry/security/cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-/ruby/sid-3173

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