{"id":"CVE-2013-3221","aliases":["GHSA-f57c-hx33-hvh8"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2013-3221","summary":"Active Record component in Ruby on Rails has a data-type injection vulnerability","details":"The Active Record component in Ruby on Rails 2.3.x, 3.0.x, 3.1.x, and 3.2.x does not ensure that the declared data type of a database column is used during comparisons of input values to stored values in that column, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct data-type injection attacks against Ruby on Rails applications via a crafted value, as demonstrated by unintended interaction between the \"typed XML\" feature and a MySQL database.","published":"2013-04-22T03:27:13Z","modified":"2026-04-10T03:42:52.524978Z","cvss":null,"epss":null,"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":1,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"RubyGems","name":"activerecord","fixedVersion":"4.2.0"}],"fix":null,"references":[{"type":"EVIDENCE","url":"http://www.phenoelit.org/blog/archives/2013/02/index.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/06/7"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/24/7"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://pl.reddit.com/r/netsec/comments/17yajp/mysql_madness_and_rails/"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://gist.github.com/dakull/5442275"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-security/msg/1f3bc0b88a60c1ce?dmode=source&output=gplain"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-04-10T03:42:52.524978Z"}}