CVE-2008-5189

NONECVSS 0.0Trending — 3 sources updated this week

0.0

CRLF injection vulnerability in Ruby on Rails before 2.0.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP headers and conduct HTTP response splitting attacks via a crafted URL to the redirect_to function.

CVSS v3: —
EG Score: 0.0(none)
EPSS: 32.3%
KEV: Not listed

Published

November 21, 2008

Last Modified

April 23, 2026

References (10)

cve@mitrehttp://github.com/rails/rails/commit/7282ed863ca7e6f928bae9162c9a63a98775a19d
cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00002.html
cve@mitrehttp://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2008/10/19/rails-2-0-5-redirect_to-and-offset-limit-sanitizing
cve@mitrehttp://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2008/10/19/response-splitting-risk
cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32359
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://github.com/rails/rails/commit/7282ed863ca7e6f928bae9162c9a63a98775a19d
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00002.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2008/10/19/rails-2-0-5-redirect_to-and-offset-limit-sanitizing
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2008/10/19/response-splitting-risk
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32359

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)

RubyGems(1)

Package	Vulnerable range	Fixed in	Dependents
rails	0.10.0 ... 2.0.4 (40 versions)	2.0.5	—

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Frequently asked(4)

What is CVE-2008-5189?

CVE-2008-5189 is a none vulnerability published on November 21, 2008. CRLF injection vulnerability in Ruby on Rails before 2.0.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP headers and conduct HTTP response splitting attacks via a crafted URL to the redirect_to function.

When was CVE-2008-5189 disclosed?

CVE-2008-5189 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on November 21, 2008, with the most recent update on April 23, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2008-5189 actively exploited?

CVE-2008-5189 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 32.3% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

How do I remediate CVE-2008-5189?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2008-5189, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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CVE-2008-5189

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