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CVE-2023-25015:
Ruby vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Clockwork Web, a web interface for Clockwork, was found to be vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF) when used with Rails versions below 5.2. The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2023-25015, was disclosed on February 2, 2023. This security flaw affects Clockwork Web versions 0.1.1 and below (GitHub Issue).
Technical details
The vulnerability stems from the absence of CSRF protection mechanisms in the application's controller. The issue was addressed by adding the protect_from_forgery with: :exception directive to the HomeController (GitHub Commit).
Impact
The CSRF vulnerability could allow attackers to perform unauthorized actions on behalf of authenticated users. Specifically, malicious websites could trick authorized users into executing unwanted actions within Clockwork Web, including enabling and disabling jobs (GitHub Issue).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been fixed in version 0.1.2 of Clockwork Web. Users running affected versions (0.1.1 and below) on Rails < 5.2 are strongly advised to upgrade to version 0.1.2 immediately (GitHub Issue).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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