JSON gem has Improper Input Validation vulnerability
High severity
GitHub Reviewed
Published
Oct 24, 2017
to the GitHub Advisory Database
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Updated Nov 6, 2023
Package
Affected versions
< 1.5.5
>= 1.6.0, < 1.6.8
>= 1.7.0, < 1.7.7
Patched versions
1.5.5
1.6.8
1.7.7
Description
Published by the National Vulnerability Database
Feb 13, 2013
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database
Oct 24, 2017
Reviewed
Jun 16, 2020
Last updated
Nov 6, 2023
The JSON gem before 1.5.5, 1.6.x before 1.6.8, and 1.7.x before 1.7.7 for Ruby allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) or bypass the mass assignment protection mechanism via a crafted JSON document that triggers the creation of arbitrary Ruby symbols or certain internal objects, as demonstrated by conducting a SQL injection attack against Ruby on Rails, aka "Unsafe Object Creation Vulnerability."
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