Cross-site request forgery in https://github.com/sferik rails_admin ruby gem
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-352Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Tampering
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-352.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00983 62nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed rails_admin (RubyGems): 1.1.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/sferik | rails_admin ruby gem | >= 1.1.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | rails_admin (RubyGems) | 1.0.0 to before 1.1.1 | 1.1.1 | Patch available | GHSA-pxqr-8v54-m2hj |
- rails_admin ruby gem Vendorhttps://github.com/sferik Affected >= 1.1.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- rails_admin (RubyGems) Vendor— Affected 1.0.0 to before 1.1.1 Fixed in 1.1.1 Patch available GHSA-pxqr-8v54-m2hj
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:rails_admin_project:rails_admin:*:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:* | before 1.1.1 | Vulnerable | Rails Admin Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:rails_admin_project:rails_admin:*:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:* Versions before 1.1.1 Vulnerable ·Rails Admin Project
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-pxqr-8v54-m2hj rails_admin (RubyGems) Fixed in 1.1.1 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-10522
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pxqr-8v54-m2hj
References
Exploit 2
Advisory 2
More Rails Admin Project Rails Admin vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-18510 RailsAdmin (aka rails_admin) before 1.4.3 and 2.x before 2.0.2 allows XSS via nested forms. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2017-08891 An exploitable cross site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the add filter… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2024-26264 RailsAdmin Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in the list view CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
Sources
- CVE-2016-10522 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-10522 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pxqr-8v54-m2hj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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