# CVE-2013-1856: activesupport Improper Input Validation vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2013-1856-activesupport-improper-input-validation-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2017-10-24  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2013-1856 · Severity: info · Published 2017-10-24

activesupport Improper Input Validation vulnerability

Technologies: [activesupport (RubyGems)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/activesupport). Vendors: [RubyGems](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/rubygems).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2013-1856 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2013-1856 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2013-1856?** Informational severity, published 24 October 2017.

**Which products and versions are affected?** activesupport (RubyGems) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=3.0.0,fixed=3.1.12.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2013-1856?** Yes. activesupport (RubyGems): upgrade to 3.1.12 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2013-1856?** Check whether you run activesupport (RubyGems) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- activesupport (RubyGems): upgrade to 3.1.12 or later

  ```sh
  bundle update activesupport
  ```


## Affected products

- activesupport (RubyGems) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=3.0.0,fixed=3.1.12

## Identifiers

- CVE-2013-1856
- GHSA-9c2j-593q-3g82

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