01 Record

CVE-2016-3693

The Safemode gem before 1.2.4 for Ruby, when initialized with a delegate object that is a Rails controller, allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information via the inspect method.

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: redhat

CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

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02 Description

The Safemode gem before 1.2.4 for Ruby, when initialized with a delegate object that is a Rails controller, allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information via the inspect method.

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation: Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision: Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability: 2.13% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile: Equal to or higher than the score of 81.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score: 8.1 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status: Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity: Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published

2016-05-20 14:00Z10 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-06 00:03Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2016-03-30

Assigning CNA

redhat

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized ActorClass
CWE-264
CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass

Data version

5.1

Document digest

36bda993cd80e62b0123a068732073d020954ec24c5f67a9542ab24b58ba3810

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms

redhatceph_storageNot specified—

redhatopenstack-installerNot specified—

redhatsatelliteNot specified—

redhatsatellite_capsuleNot specified—

safemode_projectsafemodeNot specified—

06 References

github.comhttps://github.com/theforeman/foreman/commit/82f9b93c54f72c5814df6bab7fad057eab65b2f2x_refsource_CONFIRM
theforeman.orghttp://theforeman.org/security.html#2016-3693x_refsource_CONFIRM
access.redhat.comRHSA-2018:0336https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0336vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20160420 CVE-2016-3693: Foreman application information leakage through templateshttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/20/8mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
rubysec.comhttp://rubysec.com/advisories/CVE-2016-3693/x_refsource_CONFIRM
github.comhttps://github.com/svenfuchs/safemode/commit/0f764a1720a3a68fd2842e21377c8bfad6d7126fx_refsource_CONFIRM
projects.theforeman.orghttp://projects.theforeman.org/issues/14635x_refsource_CONFIRM