GHSA-wrrw-crp8-979q: Pageflow Pageflow Vulnerable To Sensitive User Vulnerability

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Advisory Summary

GHSA-wrrw-crp8-979q is a HIGH pageflow vulnerable to sensitive user vulnerability (General Security Weakness) affecting Pageflow libraries in the RubyGems ecosystem. The issue involves pageflow vulnerable to sensitive user data extraction via ransack query injection. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 14.5.2, 15.7.1.

GHSA-wrrw-crp8-979q at a Glance

CVE Identifier N/A
GHSA Identifier GHSA-wrrw-crp8-979q
Severity HIGH
CVSS v3.1 Base Score N/A
CWE Classification General Security Weakness
Affected Product Pageflow
Package Ecosystem RubyGems
Published Date
Last Updated

How to Fix GHSA-wrrw-crp8-979q

To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Pageflow dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.

pageflow fixed: 14.5.2 
Upgrade pageflow to 14.5.2
pageflow fixed: 15.7.1 
Upgrade pageflow to 15.7.1
Verify Direct and Transitive Dependencies

Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release: 

inspect dependencies for pageflow

How to Check if You Are Affected

To determine whether your application is affected by GHSA-wrrw-crp8-979q, inspect your project dependencies for Pageflow:

inspect dependencies for pageflow

Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of Pageflow in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 14.5.2), your application is affected.

Note: Verify declared build manifests and deployed runtime container environments.

Technical Details

Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis

This vulnerability is classified under General Security Weakness. In Pageflow, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.

Source Advisory Statement

### Impact The attack allows extracting sensitive properties of database objects that are associated with users or entries belonging to an account that the attacker has access to. Pageflow uses the `ActiveAdmin` Ruby library to provide some management features to its users. `ActiveAdmin` relies on the `Ransack` library to implement search functionality. In its default configuration, `Ransack` will allow for query conditions based on properties of associated database objects [1]. The `*_starts_with`, `*_ends_with` or `*_contains` search matchers [2] can then be abused to exfiltrate sensitive string values of associated database objects via character-by-character brute-force. [1] https://activerecord-hackery.github.io/ransack/going-further/associations/ [2] https://activerecord-hackery.github.io/ransack/getting-started/search-matches/ ### Mitigation Upgrade to version 15.7.1 or 14.5.2 of the `pageflow` gem. ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory email us at info(at)codevise.de ### Credits [Positive Security](https://positive.security/)

GHSA-wrrw-crp8-979q Affected Pageflow Versions

2 component(s)
Fixed Versions:
14.5.215.7.1
Product / Package Ecosystem Affected Versions Fixed Version
pageflow
gem/pageflow
RubyGems
< 14.5.2
14.5.2
pageflow
gem/pageflow
RubyGems
≥ 15.0.0
< 15.7.1
15.7.1

References

GitHub Advisory / Wiki ADVISORY
https://github.com/codevise/pageflow/security/advisories/GHSA-wrrw-crp8-979q
Pageflow Source Repository REPOSITORY
https://github.com/codevise/pageflow/pull/1862
Pageflow Source Repository REPOSITORY
https://github.com/codevise/pageflow

Frequently Asked Questions

What is GHSA-wrrw-crp8-979q?
GHSA-wrrw-crp8-979q is a security vulnerability in Pageflow involving Pageflow vulnerable to sensitive user data extraction via Ransack query injection under General Security Weakness.
Which Pageflow versions are affected?
Affected versions include releases prior to 14.5.2, 15.7.1 across affected packages: pageflow.
What version fixes GHSA-wrrw-crp8-979q?
Upgrading to 14.5.2, 15.7.1 (or the latest patched release for your respective branch) resolves the vulnerability.
Is pageflow affected?
Yes, pageflow is affected in releases prior to 14.5.2, 15.7.1. Upgrade your dependency to 14.5.2, 15.7.1 or later.
What CWE is associated with GHSA-wrrw-crp8-979q?
GHSA-wrrw-crp8-979q is classified under General Security Weakness.
How can I check RubyGems dependencies for GHSA-wrrw-crp8-979q?
Run the dependency tree command: 'inspect dependencies for pageflow'. This command lists direct and transitive dependencies in your build configuration so you can verify if a vulnerable version is resolved.
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