Vulnerability Instance

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    "vulnerability_id": "VCID-dx34-zm9p-1ydc",
    "summary": "actionpack Improper Authentication vulnerability\nThe `decode_credentials` method in `actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/http_authentication.rb` in Ruby on Rails before 3.0.16, 3.1.x before 3.1.7, and 3.2.x before 3.2.7 converts Digest Authentication strings to symbols, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by leveraging access to an application that uses a `with_http_digest` helper method, as demonstrated by the `authenticate_or_request_with_http_digest` method.",
    "aliases": [
        {
            "alias": "CVE-2012-3424"
        },
        {
            "alias": "GHSA-92w9-2pqw-rhjj"
        }
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            "reference_url": "https://github.com/rails/rails",
            "reference_id": "",
            "reference_type": "",
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            "cwe_id": 287,
            "name": "Improper Authentication",
            "description": "When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct."
        },
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            "name": "OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities",
            "description": "Weaknesses in this category are related to the A9 category in the OWASP Top Ten 2013."
        },
        {
            "cwe_id": 1035,
            "name": "OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities",
            "description": "Weaknesses in this category are related to the A9 category in the OWASP Top Ten 2017."
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    "severity_range_score": null,
    "exploitability": null,
    "weighted_severity": null,
    "risk_score": null,
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}