The Authlogic gem for Ruby on Rails, when used with certain versions before 3.2.10, makes potentially unsafe find_by_id method calls, which might allow remote attackers to conduct CVE-2012-6496 SQL injection attacks via a crafted parameter in environments that have a known secret_token value, as demonstrated by a value contained in secret_token.rb in an open-source product
Published Jan 4, 2013
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.74%
Description
The Authlogic gem for Ruby on Rails, when used with certain versions before 3.2.10, makes potentially unsafe find_by_id method calls, which might allow remote attackers to conduct CVE-2012-6496 SQL injection attacks via a crafted parameter in environments that have a known secret_token value, as demonstrated by a value contained in secret_token.rb in an open-source product.
Affected products
No data.
- < 3.2.10
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No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.74% (0.02737) | 85.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.74% (0.02737) | 84.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.43% (0.00430) | 60.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.13% (0.00126) | 48.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 1, 2024 | 0.13% (0.00129) | 47.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2023 | 0.13% (0.00134) | 47.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 20, 2023 | 0.24% (0.00237) | 60.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.21% (0.00210) | 57.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (10)
- http://blog.phusion.nl/2013/01/03/rails-sql-injection-vulnerability-hold-your-horses-here-are-the-facts/ x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/03/12 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://phenoelit.org/blog/archives/2012/12/21/let_me_github_that_for_you/index.html x_refsource_MISCBroken LinkExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57084 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-rx7j-mw4c-76g9 Advisory
- https://github.com/binarylogic/authlogic/commit/1d57a6c4abe43a3c0b4ef578486ea00e1f7a9873
- https://github.com/binarylogic/authlogic/pull/341
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6497
- https://web.archive.org/web/20130104161608/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57084
- https://web.archive.org/web/20130116043311/http://phenoelit.org/blog/archives/2012/12/21/let_me_github_that_for_you/index.html
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://blog.phusion.nl/2013/01/03/rails-sql-injection-vulnerability-hold-your-horses-here-are-the-facts/ | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/03/12 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://phenoelit.org/blog/archives/2012/12/21/let_me_github_that_for_you/index.html | x_refsource_MISCBroken LinkExploit | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57084 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-rx7j-mw4c-76g9 | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/binarylogic/authlogic/commit/1d57a6c4abe43a3c0b4ef578486ea00e1f7a9873 | ||
| https://github.com/binarylogic/authlogic/pull/341 | ||
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6497 | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20130104161608/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57084 | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20130116043311/http://phenoelit.org/blog/archives/2012/12/21/let_me_github_that_for_you/index.html |
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