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Vulnerability details: VCID-sz4r-kjse-cbdd
Vulnerability ID VCID-sz4r-kjse-cbdd
Aliases CVE-2012-6497
GHSA-rx7j-mw4c-76g9
OSV-89064
Summary Remote attacker can conduct SQL injection attacks Ruby on Rails contains a flaw in the Authlogic gem. The issue is triggered when the program makes an unsafe method call for find_by_id. With a specially crafted parameter in an environment that knows the secret_token value in secret_token.rb, a remote attacker to more easily conduct SQL injection attacks.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 6.2
Risk 3.1
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (4)
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
System Score Found at
generic_textual MODERATE http://blog.phusion.nl/2013/01/03/rails-sql-injection-vulnerability-hold-your-horses-here-are-the-facts
generic_textual MODERATE http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/03/12
epss 0.00397 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-6497
epss 0.00397 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-6497
epss 0.00397 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-6497
epss 0.00397 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-6497
epss 0.00397 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-6497
epss 0.00397 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-6497
epss 0.00397 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-6497
epss 0.00397 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-6497
epss 0.00397 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-6497
cvssv3.1_qr MODERATE https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-rx7j-mw4c-76g9
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/binarylogic/authlogic
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/binarylogic/authlogic/commit/1d57a6c4abe43a3c0b4ef578486ea00e1f7a9873
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/binarylogic/authlogic/pull/341
cvssv2 5.0 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6497
generic_textual MODERATE https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6497
generic_textual MODERATE https://web.archive.org/web/20130104161608/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57084
generic_textual MODERATE https://web.archive.org/web/20130116043311/http://phenoelit.org/blog/archives/2012/12/21/let_me_github_that_for_you/index.html
Reference id Reference type URL
http://blog.phusion.nl/2013/01/03/rails-sql-injection-vulnerability-hold-your-horses-here-are-the-facts
http://blog.phusion.nl/2013/01/03/rails-sql-injection-vulnerability-hold-your-horses-here-are-the-facts/
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/03/12
http://phenoelit.org/blog/archives/2012/12/21/let_me_github_that_for_you/index.html
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-6497
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-6497
https://github.com/binarylogic/authlogic
https://github.com/binarylogic/authlogic/commit/1d57a6c4abe43a3c0b4ef578486ea00e1f7a9873
https://github.com/binarylogic/authlogic/commit/1d57a6c4abe43a3c0b4ef578486ea00e1f7a9873#diff-724a09c582d42a66c65c0bdaadcb21ee
https://github.com/binarylogic/authlogic/pull/341
https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/authlogic/OSVDB-89064.yml
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6497
https://web.archive.org/web/20130104161608/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57084
https://web.archive.org/web/20130116043311/http://phenoelit.org/blog/archives/2012/12/21/let_me_github_that_for_you/index.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57084
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
GHSA-rx7j-mw4c-76g9 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-rx7j-mw4c-76g9
No exploits are available.
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6497
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.60444
EPSS Score 0.00397
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T12:46:47.848836+00:00 GitLab Importer Import https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/advisories-community/-/blob/main/gem/authlogic/CVE-2012-6497.yml 38.0.0