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CVE-2010-3299
The encrypt/decrypt functions in Ruby on Rails 2.3 are vulnerable to padding oracle attacks.
Medium6.5EPSS 1.1%
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- redhat
Description
The encrypt/decrypt functions in Ruby on Rails 2.3 are vulnerable to padding oracle attacks.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.1% · top 33% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.5.
Weakness
- on rails: padding oracle attack
- CWE-311 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-311 and its CVEs
Affected products
References (4)
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-3299 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2010-3299 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20100914 Re: CVE request: padding oracle attack: ruby on rails 2.3, owasp esapi (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://www.usenix.org/legacy/events/woot10/tech/full_papers/Rizzo.pdf (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
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