Ruby on Rails 2.3.9 and 3.0.0 does not properly handle nested attributes, which allows…
Priority LOW 33CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
Ruby on Rails 2.3.9 and 3.0.0 does not properly handle nested attributes, which allows remote attackers to modify arbitrary records by changing the names of parameters for form inputs.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02207 82nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed activerecord (RubyGems): 2.3.10, 3.0.1
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | activerecord (RubyGems) | 2.3.9 to before 2.3.10 | 2.3.10 | Patch available | GHSA-gjxw-5w2q-7grf |
| — | activerecord (RubyGems) | 3.0.0 to before 3.0.1 | 3.0.1 | Patch available | GHSA-gjxw-5w2q-7grf |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- activerecord (RubyGems) Vendor— Affected 2.3.9 to before 2.3.10 Fixed in 2.3.10 Patch available GHSA-gjxw-5w2q-7grf
- activerecord (RubyGems) Vendor— Affected 3.0.0 to before 3.0.1 Fixed in 3.0.1 Patch available GHSA-gjxw-5w2q-7grf
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-gjxw-5w2q-7grf activerecord (RubyGems) Fixed in 2.3.10 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-gjxw-5w2q-7grf activerecord (RubyGems) Fixed in 3.0.1 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-3933
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gjxw-5w2q-7grf
References
Advisory 3
Other 7
- https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/2d96bccb1e8b62e3e11ca0c5d38aaa8cece889ae
- https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/96183e0f284bab27667e5a38fa6a1578eb029585
- https://github.com/rails/rails
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/activerecord/CVE-2010-3933.yml
- https://web.archive.org/web/20101129225633/http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2010/Oct/1024624.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20111225083933/http://secunia.com/advisories/41930
- https://web.archive.org/web/20201208053819/http://securitytracker.com/id?1024624
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- TI-2019-03830 Command injection in Rails https://github.com/rails/rails CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-06581 Code injection in https://github.com/rails/rails CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2013-00091 active_support/core_ext/hash/conversions.rb in Ruby on Rails before 2.3.15, 3.0.x before… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2010-3933 · CVE Program
- CVE-2010-3933 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gjxw-5w2q-7grf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2010-3933 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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