--- title: "CVE-2008-7248\n | Ubuntu" description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things. url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-7248?format=md keywords: index, follow --- # CVE-2008-7248 Publication date 16 December 2009 Last updated 24 July 2024 --- Ubuntu priority **Medium** [Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority ) Toggle side navigation ## Description Ruby on Rails 2.1 before 2.1.3 and 2.2.x before 2.2.2 does not verify tokens for requests with certain content types, which allows remote attackers to bypass cross-site request forgery (CSRF) protection for requests to applications that rely on this protection, as demonstrated using text/plain. ## Status Show unmaintained releases | Package | Ubuntu Release | Status | | --- | --- | --- | | rails | 11.04 natty | Not affected | | 10.10 maverick | Not affected | | 10.04 LTS lucid | Not affected | | 9.10 karmic | Not affected | | 9.04 jaunty | Ignored end of life | | 8.10 intrepid | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage | | 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life | | 6.06 LTS dapper | Ignored end of life | --- * [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) * [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses) ## References * [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-7248) * [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-7248) * [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2008-7248) * [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-7248) ### Other references *