Check Point Advisories

Ruby on Rails Hash SQL Injection (CVE-2012-2695)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2012-368
Date Published:	14 Oct 2012
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Wednesday 12 March, 2025
Source:	CVE-2012-2695
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R75
Who is Vulnerable?	The Ruby on Rails Project Ruby on Rails prior to 3.2.6
Vulnerability Description	An SQL injection vulnerability has been reported in Ruby on Rails Active Record.
Vulnerability Details	The vulnerability is due to improper input validation while handling hash values. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by sending a specially crafted request to the target server. Successful exploitation would allow an attacker to view or manipulate data on the target server.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block specially crafted requests sent to the target.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your product to the latest update. For information on how to update , go to SBP-2006-05, Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R75 / R71 / R70

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Ruby on Rails Hash SQL Injection protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all modules.

SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:
Attack Name: Web Server Enforcement Violation
Attack Information: Ruby on Rails Hash SQL Injection