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CVE-2016-3693 Details

Description

The Safemode gem before 1.2.4 for Ruby, when initialized with a delegate object that is a Rails controller, allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information via the inspect method.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:8.1 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://projects.theforeman.org/issues/14635 CVE
http://rubysec.com/advisories/CVE-2016-3693/ CVEVendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0336 CVE
https://github.com/svenfuchs/safemode/commit/0f764a1720a3a68fd2842e21377c8bfad6d7126f CVE
https://github.com/theforeman/foreman/commit/82f9b93c54f72c5814df6bab7fad057eab65b2f2 CVE

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor[email protected]
CWE-264Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
safemode project safemode
<= 1.2.3

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:safemode_project:safemode:*:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-3693
NVD Published Date:
May 20, 2016
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2016-3693 Details - Not Deferred