# CVE-2017-17916: SQL injection vulnerability in the 'find\_by' method in Ruby on Rails 5.1.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL comm

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-12-29 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

SQL injection vulnerability in the 'find_by' method in Ruby on Rails 5.1.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the 'name' parameter. NOTE: The vendor disputes this issue because the documentation states that this method is not intended for use with untrusted input

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## References

- https://kay-malwarebenchmark.github.io/blog/ruby-on-rails-arbitrary-sql-injection/

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