Summary
Pageflow vulnerable to sensitive user data extraction via Ransack query injection
Mitigation
Upgrade to version 15.7.1 or 14.5.2 of the pageflow gem.
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Credits
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/
Affected versions
Security releases
Kodem intelligence
Severity tells you how bad this could be in the worst case. It does not tell you whether you are exposed. Exploitability and impact are functions of runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A vulnerable package can sit in your dependency tree and never run.
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pageflow to 14.5.2 or later; pageflow to 15.7.1 or later
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is GHSA-WRRW-CRP8-979Q? GHSA-WRRW-CRP8-979Q is a high-severity security vulnerability in pageflow (rubygems), affecting versions < 14.5.2. It is fixed in 14.5.2, 15.7.1.
- Which versions of pageflow are affected by GHSA-WRRW-CRP8-979Q? pageflow (rubygems) versions < 14.5.2 is affected.
- Is there a fix for GHSA-WRRW-CRP8-979Q? Yes. GHSA-WRRW-CRP8-979Q is fixed in 14.5.2, 15.7.1. Upgrade to this version or later.
- Is GHSA-WRRW-CRP8-979Q exploitable, and should I be worried? Whether GHSA-WRRW-CRP8-979Q is exploitable in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable. A CVSS score is a worst-case rating; it does not account for your specific deployment, configuration, or usage patterns. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to show which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so you can focus on the ones that represent real risk. Get a demo
- What actually determines whether GHSA-WRRW-CRP8-979Q is exploitable, and how bad it is? Exploitability and impact are not fixed properties of a CVE. They depend on runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A high CVSS score on a dependency that never runs is not the same as real risk. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter.
- How do I fix GHSA-WRRW-CRP8-979Q?
- Upgrade
pageflowto 14.5.2 or later - Upgrade
pageflowto 15.7.1 or later
- Upgrade