Information disclosure in Ruby on Rails



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2023-38037
CWE-ID CWE-312
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Ruby on Rails
Universal components / Libraries / Scripting languages

Vendor Rails

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Cleartext storage of sensitive information

EUVDB-ID: #VU79951

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-38037

CWE-ID: CWE-312 - Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to software uses a temporary file for storing unencrypted files. A local user can gain access to sensitive information.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Ruby on Rails: 6.0.0 - 7.0.7

CPE2.3 External links

https://github.com/rails/rails/releases/tag/v7.0.7.1
https://github.com/rails/rails/releases/tag/v6.1.7.5


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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