GitHub Advisory DatabaseGHSA-8QXG-MFF5-J3WCRubyGems Path Traversal vulnerability
5.5 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
4.3 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
0.01 Low
EPSS
Percentile
83.7%
RubyGems version Ruby 2.2 series: 2.2.9 and earlier, Ruby 2.3 series: 2.3.6 and earlier, Ruby 2.4 series: 2.4.3 and earlier, Ruby 2.5 series: 2.5.0 and earlier, prior to trunk revision 62422 contains a Directory Traversal vulnerability in gem installation that can result in the gem writing to arbitrary filesystem locations during installation. This attack appears to be exploitable via installation of a malicious gem. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.7.6.
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| org.jruby:jruby-stdlib | lt | 9.1.16.0 | |
| rubygems-update | lt | 2.7.6 |
References
blog.rubygems.org/2018/02/15/2.7.6-released.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00036.html
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3729
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3730
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3731
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2028
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0542
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0591
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0663
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=895778
github.com/advisories/GHSA-8qxg-mff5-j3wc
github.com/jruby/jruby/commit/0b06b48ab4432237ce5fc1bef47f2c6bcf7843f7
github.com/rubygems/rubygems/commit/5971b486d4dbb2bad5d3445b3801c456eb0ce183
github.com/rubygems/rubygems/commit/666ef793cad42eed96f7aee1cdf77865db921099
github.com/rubygems/rubygems/commit/f83f911e19e27cbac1ccce7471d96642241dd759
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00012.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000079
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-1000079
usn.ubuntu.com/3621-1/
www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4219
www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4259
Related
5.5 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
4.3 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
0.01 Low
EPSS
Percentile
83.7%