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Vulnerability details: VCID-pb5f-g4uc-r7fp
Vulnerability ID VCID-pb5f-g4uc-r7fp
Aliases CVE-2016-0753
GHSA-543v-gj2c-r3ch
Summary Possible Input Validation Circumvention Code that uses Active Model based models (including Active Record models) and does not validate user input before passing it to the model can be subject to an attack where specially crafted input will cause the model to skip validations. Rails users using Strong Parameters are generally not impacted by this issue as they are encouraged to allow parameters and must specifically opt-out of input verification using the `permit!` method to allow mass assignment.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 6.2
Risk 3.1
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
cvssv3.1 5.3 http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178041.html
generic_textual MODERATE http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178041.html
cvssv3.1 5.3 http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178043.html
generic_textual MODERATE http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178043.html
cvssv3.1 5.3 http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178047.html
generic_textual MODERATE http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178047.html
cvssv3.1 5.3 http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178065.html
generic_textual MODERATE http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178065.html
cvssv3.1 5.3 http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178066.html
generic_textual MODERATE http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178066.html
cvssv3.1 5.3 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00053.html
generic_textual MODERATE http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00053.html
cvssv3.1 5.3 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00043.html
generic_textual MODERATE http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00043.html
cvssv3.1 5.3 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0296.html
generic_textual MODERATE http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0296.html
epss 0.02328 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-0753
epss 0.02328 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-0753
epss 0.02328 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-0753
epss 0.02328 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-0753
epss 0.02328 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-0753
epss 0.02328 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-0753
epss 0.02328 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-0753
epss 0.02328 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-0753
epss 0.02328 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-0753
epss 0.02328 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-0753
cvssv2 4.3 https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
cvssv3.1_qr MODERATE https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-543v-gj2c-r3ch
cvssv3.1 5.3 https://github.com/rails/rails
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/rails/rails
cvssv3.1 5.3 https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/activemodel/CVE-2016-0753.yml
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/activemodel/CVE-2016-0753.yml
cvssv3 5.3 https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rubyonrails-security/6jQVC1geukQ
cvssv3.1 5.3 https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rubyonrails-security/6jQVC1geukQ
generic_textual MODERATE https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rubyonrails-security/6jQVC1geukQ
cvssv2 5.0 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0753
cvssv3.1 5.3 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0753
cvssv3.1 5.3 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0753
generic_textual MODERATE https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0753
cvssv3.1 5.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20160405205300/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034816
generic_textual MODERATE https://web.archive.org/web/20160405205300/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034816
cvssv3.1 5.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20200228000230/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82247
generic_textual MODERATE https://web.archive.org/web/20200228000230/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82247
cvssv3.1 5.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20210613054843/https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=ruby-security-ann/6jQVC1geukQ/3Iy0GU1ZEgAJ
generic_textual MODERATE https://web.archive.org/web/20210613054843/https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=ruby-security-ann/6jQVC1geukQ/3Iy0GU1ZEgAJ
cvssv3.1 5.3 http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3464
generic_textual MODERATE http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3464
cvssv3.1 5.3 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/25/14
generic_textual MODERATE http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/25/14
Reference id Reference type URL
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178041.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178043.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178047.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178065.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178066.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00053.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00043.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0296.html
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2016-0753.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-0753
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-3226
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-3227
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-7576
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-7577
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-7581
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-0751
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-0752
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-0753
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
https://github.com/rails/rails
https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/activemodel/CVE-2016-0753.yml
https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=ruby-security-ann/6jQVC1geukQ/3Iy0GU1ZEgAJ
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rubyonrails-security/6jQVC1geukQ
https://web.archive.org/web/20160405205300/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034816
https://web.archive.org/web/20200228000230/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82247
https://web.archive.org/web/20210613054843/https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=ruby-security-ann/6jQVC1geukQ/3Iy0GU1ZEgAJ
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3464
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/25/14
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82247
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034816
1301973 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1301973
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:5.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:5.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2016-0753 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0753
GHSA-543v-gj2c-r3ch https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-543v-gj2c-r3ch
RHSA-2016:0296 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0296
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Found at http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178041.html
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Found at http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178043.html
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Found at http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178047.html
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Found at http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178065.html
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Found at http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178066.html
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Found at http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00053.html
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Found at http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00043.html
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Found at http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0296.html
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Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Found at https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Found at https://github.com/rails/rails
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Found at https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/activemodel/CVE-2016-0753.yml
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Found at https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rubyonrails-security/6jQVC1geukQ
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Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0753
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0753
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0753
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Found at https://web.archive.org/web/20160405205300/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034816
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Found at https://web.archive.org/web/20200228000230/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82247
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Found at https://web.archive.org/web/20210613054843/https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=ruby-security-ann/6jQVC1geukQ/3Iy0GU1ZEgAJ
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Found at http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3464
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Found at http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/25/14
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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.84748
EPSS Score 0.02328
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T12:47:00.672423+00:00 GitLab Importer Import https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/advisories-community/-/blob/main/gem/activemodel/CVE-2016-0753.yml 38.0.0