UBUNTU-CVE-2020-8163

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CVE-2020-8163
Published: 02 Jul 2020, 19:15
Last modified:20 May 2026, 16:04

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
35/100
CVSS Score
8.8 HIGH
3.1 (osv_ubuntu)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

02 Jul 2020, 19:15
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
20 May 2026, 16:04
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The is a code injection vulnerability in versions of Rails prior to 5.0.1 that wouldallow an attacker who controlled the `locals` argument of a `render` call to perform a RCE.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•HIGH•Score: 8.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Systems

  • ubuntu•rails

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References (5)