Is CVE-2013-0333 actively exploited?

CVE-2013-0333 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-11.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-0333?

CVE-2013-0333 has a CVSS score of 7.5 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P.

How do I patch CVE-2013-0333?

Patch guidance is available from rubyonrails security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2013-0333.

CVE-2013-0333 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2013-0333?

57 products: rubyonrails rails, rubyonrails rails, rubyonrails rails, rubyonrails rails, rubyonrails rails, and 52 more.

Description

lib/active_support/json/backends/yaml.rb in Ruby on Rails 2.3.x before 2.3.16 and 3.0.x before 3.0.20 does not properly convert JSON data to YAML data for processing by a YAML parser, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, conduct SQL injection attacks, or bypass authentication via crafted data that triggers unsafe decoding, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-0156.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: low
Auth: none
Confidentiality: partial
Integrity: partial
Availability: partial
Weaknesses: NVD-CWE-Other

Metadata

Primary Vendor: RUBYONRAILS
Published: 1/30/2013
Last Modified: 4/11/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

rubyonrails : railsrubyonrails : railsrubyonrails : railsrubyonrails : railsrubyonrails : railsrubyonrails : railsrubyonrails : railsrubyonrails : railsrubyonrails : railsrubyonrails : railsrubyonrails : railsrubyonrails : railsrubyonrails : railsrubyonrails : railsrubyonrails : railsrubyonrails : railsrubyonrails : railsrubyonrails : railsrubyonrails : railsrubyonrails : railsrubyonrails : railsrubyonrails : railsrubyonrails : railsrubyonrails : railsrubyonrails : railsrubyonrails : railsrubyonrails : railsrubyonrails : railsrubyonrails : railsrubyonrails : railsrubyonrails : railsrubyonrails : railsrubyonrails : railsrubyonrails : railsrubyonrails : railsrubyonrails : railsrubyonrails : railsrubyonrails : railsrubyonrails : railsrubyonrails : railsrubyonrails : railsrubyonrails : railsrubyonrails : railsrubyonrails : railsrubyonrails : railsrubyonrails : railsrubyonrails : railsrubyonrails : railsrubyonrails : railsrubyonrails : railsrubyonrails : railsrubyonrails : railsrubyonrails : railsrubyonrails : railsrubyonrails : railsrubyonrails : railsrubyonrails : ruby_on_rails

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD