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DEBIAN-CVE-2009-2422

DEBIAN-CVE-2009-2422 PUBLISHED CVSS 9.800000190734863 CRITICAL

The example code for the digest authentication functionality (http_authentication.rb) in Ruby on Rails before 2.3.3 defines an authenticate_or_request_with_http_digest block that returns nil instead of false when the user does not exist, which allows context-dependent attackers to bypass authentication for applications that are derived from this example by sending an invalid username without a password.

Risk Scores

CVSS 3.1
9.800000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:13rails0, 0, 0
Debian:14rails0, 0, 0
Debian:11rails0, 0, 0
Debian:12rails0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Jul 10, 2009 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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