Reliance on Cookies without Validation and Integrity Checking Affecting ruby:2.5/rubygem-mongo package, versions <0:2.5.1-2.module_el8.5.0+2625+ec418553


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.75% (82nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX8-RUBY-5608748
  • published28 May 2023
  • disclosed13 Sept 2022

Introduced: 13 Sep 2022

CVE-2021-41819  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-565  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:8 ruby:2.5/rubygem-mongo to version 0:2.5.1-2.module_el8.5.0+2625+ec418553 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2022:5779.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ruby:2.5/rubygem-mongo package and not the ruby:2.5/rubygem-mongo package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

CGI::Cookie.parse in Ruby through 2.6.8 mishandles security prefixes in cookie names. This also affects the CGI gem through 0.3.0 for Ruby.

CVSS Scores

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