CVE-2019-16676
Publication date 30 September 2019
Last updated 26 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
Description
Plataformatec Simple Form has Incorrect Access Control in file_method? in lib/simple_form/form_builder.rb, because a user-supplied string is invoked as a method call.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ruby-simple-form | 25.10 questing | Not in release |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
References
Other references
- http://blog.plataformatec.com.br/2019/09/incorrect-access-control-in-simple-form-cve-2019-16676/
- https://github.com/plataformatec/simple_form/commit/8c91bd76a5052ddf3e3ab9fd8333f9aa7b2e2dd6
- https://github.com/plataformatec/simple_form/security/advisories/GHSA-r74q-gxcg-73hx
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-16676