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CVE-2012-6496: SQL injection vulnerability in the Active Record component in Ruby on Rails before 3.0.18, 3.1.x before 3.1.9, and 3.2.x before 3.2.10…

HighCVSS 7.5 · v2.0—No exploit Fix available

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 31/100)

The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 4.5% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 91.7% of all records.
No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
Fixed version: rails (Debian:12) 2.3.14.1; rails (Debian:6.0) 2.3.5-1.2+squeeze4; jenkins (Red Hat:openshift:1::el6) 0:1.498-1.1.el6op.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to rails (Debian:12) 2.3.14.1; rails (Debian:6.0) 2.3.5-1.2+squeeze4; jenkins (Red Hat:openshift:1::el6) 0:1.498-1.1.el6op or later.

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Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

SQL injection vulnerability in the Active Record component in Ruby on Rails before 3.0.18, 3.1.x before 3.1.9, and 3.2.x before 3.2.10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via a crafted request that leverages incorrect behavior of dynamic finders in applications that can use unexpected data types in certain find_by_ method calls.

Published: Jan 4, 2013
Updated: Jun 16, 2026
EPSS: 4.5% · 91th percentile
CWE: CWE-89

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Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS: 30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
CISA KEV: 0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS: 1 / 30 · 4.5%

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Affected systems

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Vendor	Product	CPE
rubyonrails	rails	cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails
rubyonrails	ruby on rails	cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

rubyonrails rails3.0.0
rubyonrails rails3.0.1
rubyonrails rails3.0.10
rubyonrails rails3.0.11
rubyonrails rails3.0.12
rubyonrails rails3.0.13
rubyonrails rails3.0.14
rubyonrails rails3.0.16

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rubyonrails rails3.0.2
rubyonrails rails3.0.3
rubyonrails rails3.0.4
rubyonrails rails3.0.5
rubyonrails rails3.0.6
rubyonrails rails3.0.7
rubyonrails rails3.0.8
rubyonrails rails3.0.9
rubyonrails rails3.1.0
rubyonrails rails3.1.1
rubyonrails rails3.1.2
rubyonrails rails3.1.3

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

Ecosystem	Package	Affected range	Fix
Debian:12	rails	before 2.3.14.1	2.3.14.1
Debian:6.0	rails	before 2.3.5-1.2+squeeze4	2.3.5-1.2+squeeze4
Red Hat:openshift:1::el6	jenkins	before 0:1.498-1.1.el6op	0:1.498-1.1.el6op
Red Hat:openshift:1::el6	libmongodb	before 0:2.0.2-6.el6op	0:2.0.2-6.el6op
Red Hat:openshift:1::el6	mongodb	before 0:2.0.2-6.el6op	0:2.0.2-6.el6op
Red Hat:openshift:1::el6	mongodb-debuginfo	before 0:2.0.2-6.el6op	0:2.0.2-6.el6op
Red Hat:openshift:1::el6	mongodb-devel	before 0:2.0.2-6.el6op	0:2.0.2-6.el6op
Red Hat:openshift:1::el6	mongodb-server	before 0:2.0.2-6.el6op	0:2.0.2-6.el6op
Red Hat:openshift:1::el6	openshift-console	before 0:0.0.13-2.el6op	0:0.0.13-2.el6op
Red Hat:openshift:1::el6	openshift-origin-broker	before 0:1.0.10-1.el6op	0:1.0.10-1.el6op
Red Hat:openshift:1::el6	openshift-origin-broker-util	before 0:1.0.14-1.el6op	0:1.0.14-1.el6op
Red Hat:openshift:1::el6	openshift-origin-cartridge-haproxy-1.4	before 0:1.0.3-1.el6op	0:1.0.3-1.el6op
Red Hat:openshift:1::el6	openshift-origin-cartridge-ruby-1.8	before 0:1.0.5-1.el6op	0:1.0.5-1.el6op
Red Hat:openshift:1::el6	openshift-origin-cartridge-ruby-1.9-scl	before 0:1.0.5-1.el6op	0:1.0.5-1.el6op
Red Hat:openshift:1::el6	openshift-origin-msg-node-mcollective	before 0:1.0.2-1.el6op	0:1.0.2-1.el6op
Red Hat:openshift:1::el6	openshift-origin-node-util	before 0:1.0.7-1.el6op	0:1.0.7-1.el6op
Red Hat:openshift:1::el6	openshift-origin-port-proxy	before 0:1.0.3-1.el6op	0:1.0.3-1.el6op
Red Hat:openshift:1::el6	rhc	before 0:1.3.2-1.3.el6op	0:1.3.2-1.3.el6op
Red Hat:openshift:1::el6	ruby193-mod_passenger	before 0:3.0.12-21.el6op	0:3.0.12-21.el6op
Red Hat:openshift:1::el6	ruby193-rubygem-activerecord	before 1:3.2.8-2.el6	1:3.2.8-2.el6
Red Hat:openshift:1::el6	ruby193-rubygem-activerecord-doc	before 1:3.2.8-2.el6	1:3.2.8-2.el6
Red Hat:openshift:1::el6	ruby193-rubygem-passenger	before 0:3.0.12-21.el6op	0:3.0.12-21.el6op
Red Hat:openshift:1::el6	ruby193-rubygem-passenger-debuginfo	before 0:3.0.12-21.el6op	0:3.0.12-21.el6op
Red Hat:openshift:1::el6	ruby193-rubygem-passenger-devel	before 0:3.0.12-21.el6op	0:3.0.12-21.el6op

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Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / package	Fixed version	Source
debian:rails	2.3.14.1 · Debian:12	Package registry (OSV)
red hat:libmongodb	0:2.0.2-6.el6op · Red Hat:openshift:1::el6	Package registry (OSV)
red hat:mongodb	0:2.0.2-6.el6op · Red Hat:openshift:1::el6	Package registry (OSV)
red hat:mongodb-debuginfo	0:2.0.2-6.el6op · Red Hat:openshift:1::el6	Package registry (OSV)
red hat:mongodb-devel	0:2.0.2-6.el6op · Red Hat:openshift:1::el6	Package registry (OSV)
red hat:mongodb-server	0:2.0.2-6.el6op · Red Hat:openshift:1::el6	Package registry (OSV)
red hat:openshift-console	0:0.0.13-2.el6op · Red Hat:openshift:1::el6	Package registry (OSV)
red hat:openshift-origin-broker	0:1.0.10-1.el6op · Red Hat:openshift:1::el6	Package registry (OSV)
red hat:openshift-origin-broker-util	0:1.0.14-1.el6op · Red Hat:openshift:1::el6	Package registry (OSV)
red hat:rhc	0:1.3.2-1.3.el6op · Red Hat:openshift:1::el6	Package registry (OSV)
red hat:ruby193-mod_passenger	0:3.0.12-21.el6op · Red Hat:openshift:1::el6	Package registry (OSV)
red hat:ruby193-rubygem-activerecord	1:3.2.8-2.el6 · Red Hat:openshift:1::el6	Package registry (OSV)
red hat:ruby193-rubygem-activerecord-doc	1:3.2.8-2.el6 · Red Hat:openshift:1::el6	Package registry (OSV)
RubyGems:activerecord	2.3.15	Package registry (OSV)
RubyGems:activerecord	3.0.18	Package registry (OSV)
RubyGems:activerecord	3.1.9	Package registry (OSV)
RubyGems:activerecord	3.2.10	Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

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Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

Bug bounty scope

Ruby on RailsHackerOne · disclosure only (VDP)

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Not on record for this CVE: EPSS history · patch commit or PR link · researcher credit · variant or chain candidate.

Technical details

Attack conditions

No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality: P · data can be read
Integrity: P · data or configuration can be modified
Availability: P · the service can be disrupted

Attack complexity: Low
Confidentiality impact: P
Integrity impact: P
Availability impact: P

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-89 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

nvd-primary

Root cause

The query text is built by concatenating user input. The database cannot tell where the data ends and the command begins.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-89 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

1const owner = req.query.owner;
2const rows = await db.query(
3  "SELECT * FROM files WHERE owner = '" + owner + "'"
4);

Fixed

1const owner = req.query.owner;
2const rows = await db.query(
3  "SELECT * FROM files WHERE owner = $1",
4  [owner]
5);

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

Attack patterns (CAPEC)

ATT&CK techniques

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Change log (1)

Fix✗ → ✓Sep 28, 2026, 10:46 PM UTC

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References

blog.phusion.nl/2013/01/03/rails-sql-injection-vulnerability-hold-your-horses-here-are-the-facts/

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