#VU11647 Path traversal in Ruby and RubyGems - CVE-2018-1000073
Published: April 10, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU11647
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1000073
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Ruby
RubyGems
Ruby
RubyGems
Software vendor:
Ruby
Ruby
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.
The weakness exists in the install_location function of package.rb due to path traversal when writing to a symlinked basedir outside of the root. A remote attacker can gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The weakness exists in the install_location function of package.rb due to path traversal when writing to a symlinked basedir outside of the root. A remote attacker can gain access to potentially sensitive information.
Remediation
Update to version 2.7.6.