# CVE-2020-8151: Information disclosure issue in Active Resource

> Attackers can craft requests to leak sensitive data from Active Resource applications, requiring an upgrade to the library.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 12 May 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-46j2-xjgp-jrfm, OESA-2021-1391, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-8151

## What is CVE-2020-8151?

CVE-2020-8151 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 12 May 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

There is a possible information disclosure issue in Active Resource <v5.1.1 that could allow an attacker to create specially crafted requests to access data in an unexpected way and possibly leak information.

Weakness: CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization), CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-8151?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including activeresource. It affects 2 products.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `activeresource` | RubyGems | From 3.0.0.rc | 5.1.1 |
| `activeresource` | RubyGems | From 3.0.0.rc | 5.1.1 |

Products: Fedoraproject Fedora, Rubyonrails Active Resource.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-8151?

Upgrade activeresource to 5.1.1 or later.

## Is CVE-2020-8151 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-8151 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-8151 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-8151 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 12 May 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-8151 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- activeresource (RubyGems): affected from 3.0.0.rc; fixed in 5.1.1
- activeresource (RubyGems): affected from 3.0.0.rc; fixed in 5.1.1

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-8151/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-8151/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-8151
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8151
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-8151

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-8151/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.