request.rb in Web Console before 2.1.3, as used with Ruby on Rails 3.x and 4.x, does not properly restrict the use of X-Forwarded-For headers in determining a client's IP address, which allows remote attackers to bypass the whitelisted_ips protection mechanism via a crafted request.
{
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-284"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2020-06-16T21:18:18Z",
"nvd_published_at": null,
"severity": "MODERATE"
}