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CVE-2012-6497

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 2.74%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2013-01-04 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.0. It may be remotely exploitable. It involves a SQL injection risk.

CVE
CVE-2012-6497
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5
EPSS
2.74%

Original NVD Description

The Authlogic gem for Ruby on Rails, when used with certain versions before 3.2.10, makes potentially unsafe find_by_id method calls, which might allow remote attackers to conduct CVE-2012-6496 SQL injection attacks via a crafted parameter in environments that have a known secret_token value, as demonstrated by a value contained in secret_token.rb in an open-source product.