CVE-2009-3287

Description

lib/thin/connection.rb in Thin web server before 1.2.4 relies on the X-Forwarded-For header to determine the IP address of the client, which allows remote attackers to spoof the IP address and hide activities via a modified X-Forwarded-For header.

Affected Platforms

Weakness Type

CWE-20

References

• http://github.com/macournoyer/thin/blob/master/CHANGELOG
• http://github.com/macournoyer/thin/commit/7bd027914c5ffd36bb408ef47dc749de3b6e06…
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/12/1
• http://github.com/macournoyer/thin/blob/master/CHANGELOG
• http://github.com/macournoyer/thin/commit/7bd027914c5ffd36bb408ef47dc749de3b6e06…
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/12/1