The to_s method in actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/remote_ip.rb in Ruby on Rails 3.0.5 does not validate the X-Forwarded-For header in requests from IP addresses on a Class C network, which might allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary text into log files or bypass intended address parsing via a crafted header.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2011-08-29T18:00:00Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T23:22:27.754Z

Reserved: 2011-08-19T00:00:00Z

Link: CVE-2011-3187

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2011-08-29T18:55:01.707

Modified: 2019-08-08T15:41:35.507

Link: CVE-2011-3187

cve-icon Redhat

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