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WS-2022-0304
Published:May 15, 2026
Updated:May 15, 2026
Impact The attack allows extracting sensitive properties of database objects that are associated with users or entries belonging to an account that the attacker has access to. Pageflow uses the "ActiveAdmin" Ruby library to provide some management features to its users. "ActiveAdmin" relies on the "Ransack" library to implement search functionality. In its default configuration, "Ransack" will allow for query conditions based on properties of associated database objects [1]. The "_starts_with", "_ends_with" or "*_contains" search matchers [2] can then be abused to exfiltrate sensitive string values of associated database objects via character-by-character brute-force. [1] https://activerecord-hackery.github.io/ransack/going-further/associations/ [2] https://activerecord-hackery.github.io/ransack/getting-started/search-matches/ Mitigation Upgrade to version 15.7.1 or 14.5.2 of the "pageflow" gem. For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory email us at info(at)codevise.de Credits "Positive Security" (https://positive.security/)
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
8.7
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE