Check Point Advisories

Ruby on Rails Insecure Deserialization (CVE-2013-0333)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2013-1303
Date Published:	19 Feb 2013
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 26 November, 2024
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2013-0333
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Ruby on Rails 2.3.0 Ruby on Rails 2.3.1 Ruby on Rails 2.3.2 Ruby on Rails 2.3.3 Ruby on Rails 2.3.4 Ruby on Rails 2.3.9 Ruby on Rails 2.3.10 Ruby on Rails 2.3.11 Ruby on Rails 2.3.12 Ruby on Rails 2.3.13 Ruby on Rails 2.3.14 Ruby on Rails 2.3.15
Vulnerability Description	An insecure deserialization vulnerability exists in Ruby on Rails. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

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

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Ruby on Rails Insecure Deserialization (CVE-2013-0333) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Web Server Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Ruby on Rails Insecure Deserialization (CVE-2013-0333)