MEDIUM
request.rb in Web Console before 2.1.3, as used with Ruby on Rails 3.x and 4.x, does not properly restrict the use of X-Forwarded-For headers in determining a client's IP address, which allows remote attackers to bypass the whitelisted_ips protection mechanism via a crafted request
Published Jul 26, 2015
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 44.71%
Description
request.rb in Web Console before 2.1.3, as used with Ruby on Rails 3.x and 4.x, does not properly restrict the use of X-Forwarded-For headers in determining a client's IP address, which allows remote attackers to bypass the whitelisted_ips protection mechanism via a crafted request.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 2.1.2
No data.
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.
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
44.71% 0.44708
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.44708
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 (28 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 44.71% (0.44708) | 98.73th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 45.53% (0.45534) | 98.63th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Oct 15, 2025 | 85.26% (0.85262) | 99.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 14, 2025 | 89.23% (0.89233) | 99.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 7, 2025 | 85.99% (0.85990) | 99.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 4, 2025 | 83.23% (0.83235) | 99.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 84.58% (0.84575) | 99.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 88.53% (0.88534) | 99.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 26, 2025 | 84.58% (0.84575) | 99.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 24, 2025 | 82.32% (0.82320) | 99.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 84.58% (0.84575) | 99.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 20, 2025 | 82.32% (0.82320) | 99.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 84.58% (0.84575) | 99.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 18, 2025 | 82.32% (0.82320) | 99.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 84.58% (0.84575) | 99.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 90.79% (0.90793) | 99.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 92.50% (0.92502) | 99.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 18, 2024 | 92.90% (0.92904) | 98.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 8, 2024 | 94.66% (0.94661) | 99.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 29, 2023 | 94.36% (0.94355) | 99.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 26, 2023 | 93.86% (0.93857) | 98.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 23, 2023 | 92.96% (0.92962) | 98.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 19, 2023 | 93.66% (0.93656) | 98.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 15, 2023 | 92.92% (0.92915) | 98.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 92.97% (0.92974) | 98.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 88.35% (0.88354) | 99.80th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 27, 2022 | 88.35% (0.88354) | 99.79th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 83.69% (0.83691) | 99.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (9)
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-June/160881.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/16/18 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75237 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-67j6-xv27-w6ww Advisory
- https://github.com/rails/web-console/blob/master/CHANGELOG.markdown x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/web-console/CVE-2015-3224.yml
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/ruby-security-ann/lzmz9_ijUFw
- https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=rubyonrails-security/lzmz9_ijUFw/HBMPi4zp5NAJ mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3224
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-June/160881.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/16/18 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75237 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-67j6-xv27-w6ww | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/rails/web-console/blob/master/CHANGELOG.markdown | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/web-console/CVE-2015-3224.yml | ||
| https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/ruby-security-ann/lzmz9_ijUFw | ||
| https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=rubyonrails-security/lzmz9_ijUFw/HBMPi4zp5NAJ | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTVendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3224 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Jul 26, 2015
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Apr 10, 2015
Link CVE-2015-3224
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-67J6-XV27-W6WW Updated n/a