HTTP: Ruby On Rails Command Injection Attempt
This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability against Ruby. A successful attack can lead to command injection and arbitrary code execution.
Extended Description
The is a code injection vulnerability in versions of Rails prior to 5.0.1 that wouldallow an attacker who controlled the `locals` argument of a `render` call to perform a RCE.
Affected Products
Debian debian_linux
References
CVE: CVE-2020-8163
Short Name
HTTP:CTS:RUBY-RAIL-CMD-INJ
Severity
Major
Recommended
False
Recommended Action
None
Category
HTTP
Keywords
Attempt CVE-2020-8163 Command Injection On Rails Ruby
Release Date
05/06/2025
Supported Platforms
srx-branch-12.3
srx-19.3
srx-branch-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.2
srx-branch-19.4
vsrx-19.4
mx-12.3
mx-19.4
vmx-19.4
mx-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.4
srx-19.4
vsrx-12.3
vmx-19.3
vsrx-19.2
srx-12.3
Sigpack Version
3805
False Positive
Unknown
Vendors
Rubyonrails
Debian