CVE-2013-1854

Active Record Improper Input Validation

5.0 MediumFix available

CVE-2013-1854 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Rubyonrails Rails, published March 19, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.50%, the 89th percentile. Fixed in activerecord 2.3.18.

The Active Record component in Ruby on Rails 2.3.x before 2.3.18, 3.1.x before 3.1.12, and 3.2.x before 3.2.13 processes certain queries by converting hash keys to symbols, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted input to a where method.

Exploit likelihood

3.50%Up 1.3 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

Record: CVE-2013-1854
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2013-1854
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2017-0155 No score

Record: EUVD-2017-0155
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3crr-9vmg-864v No score

Active Record Improper Input Validation

Record: GHSA-3crr-9vmg-864v
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Record: CVE-2013-1854
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2013-1854 No score

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2013-1854
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-3crr-9vmg-864v No score

Active Record Improper Input Validation

Record: GHSA-3crr-9vmg-864v
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`activerecord` RubyGems	2.3.0 up to 2.3.18	2.3.18
`activerecord` RubyGems	3.1.0 up to 3.1.12	3.1.12
`activerecord` RubyGems	3.2.0 up to 3.2.13	3.2.13
`rails` Debian:12	before 2.3.14.1	2.3.14.1
`rails` Debian:13	before 2.3.14.1	2.3.14.1
`rails` Debian:14	before 2.3.14.1	2.3.14.1
`rails` Debian:6.0	before 2.3.5-1.2+squeeze8, plus listed versions 2.3.5-1.22.3.5-1.2+squeeze0.12.3.5-1.2+squeeze12.3.5-1.2+squeeze22.3.5-1.2+squeeze3 Show 5 moreShow less 2.3.5-1.2+squeeze42.3.5-1.2+squeeze4.12.3.5-1.2+squeeze52.3.5-1.2+squeeze62.3.5-1.2+squeeze7	2.3.5-1.2+squeeze8
`activerecord` RubyGems	2.3.0 up to 2.3.18, plus listed versions 2.3.102.3.112.3.122.3.142.3.15 Show 12 moreShow less 2.3.162.3.172.3.22.3.32.3.42.3.52.3.62.3.72.3.82.3.8.pre12.3.92.3.9.pre	2.3.18
`activerecord` RubyGems	3.1.0 up to 3.1.12, plus listed versions 3.1.13.1.1.rc13.1.1.rc23.1.1.rc33.1.10 Show 13 moreShow less 3.1.113.1.23.1.2.rc13.1.2.rc23.1.33.1.43.1.4.rc13.1.53.1.5.rc13.1.63.1.73.1.83.1.9	3.1.12
`activerecord` RubyGems	3.2.0 up to 3.2.13, plus listed versions 3.2.13.2.103.2.113.2.123.2.13.rc1 Show 19 moreShow less 3.2.13.rc23.2.23.2.2.rc13.2.33.2.3.rc13.2.3.rc23.2.43.2.4.rc13.2.53.2.63.2.73.2.7.rc13.2.83.2.8.rc13.2.8.rc23.2.93.2.9.rc13.2.9.rc23.2.9.rc3	3.2.13
`ruby193-rubygem-activerecord` Red Hat:openshift:1::el6	before 1:3.2.8-6.el6	1:3.2.8-6.el6
`ruby193-rubygem-activerecord-doc` Red Hat:openshift:1::el6	before 1:3.2.8-6.el6	1:3.2.8-6.el6

History

History
When	Changed	Sources
2026-11-03	aliases	EUVD
2026-11-02	created	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

References

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