CRITICAL

CVE-2019-5420

CVSS v3

9.8

CRITICAL

EPSS Score

93.1%

exploit probability

CISA KEV

No

known exploited

Exploitation

SSVC status

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability in development mode Rails <5.2.2.1, <6.0.0.beta3 can allow an attacker to guess the automatically generated development mode secret token. This secret token can be used in combination with other Rails internals to escalate to a remote code execution exploit.

Technical details

Published
3/27/2019
Exploit-DB
EDB-46785

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-5420?

A remote code execution vulnerability in development mode Rails <5.2.2.1, <6.0.0.beta3 can allow an attacker to guess the automatically generated development mode secret token. This secret token can be used in combination with other Rails internals to escalate to a remote code execution exploit.

Is CVE-2019-5420 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2019-5420 has not been confirmed. The EPSS score is 93.1%, indicating the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-5420?

CVE-2019-5420 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity).

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