CVE Catalog

CVE-2006-4111

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Ruby on Rails before 1.1.5 allows remote attackers to execute Ruby code with "severe" or "serious" impact via a File Upload request with an HTTP header that modifies the LOAD_PATH variable, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-4112.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can remotely execute arbitrary Ruby code on the server, leading to full compromise of the application and potential data breach.

Recommendation

Update Ruby on Rails to version 1.1.5 or later to eliminate the vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Ruby on Rails before 1.1.5 allows remote attackers to execute Ruby code with "severe" or "serious" impact via a File Upload request with an HTTP header that modifies the LOAD_PATH variable, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-4112.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS