Reliance on Cookies without Validation and Integrity Checking Affecting ruby:2.7/rubygem-pg-doc package, versions <0:1.2.3-1.module_el8.5.0+2595+0c654ebc


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.47% (62nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX8-RUBY-5609595
  • 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:2.7/rubygem-pg-doc to version 0:1.2.3-1.module_el8.5.0+2595+0c654ebc or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2022:6447.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ruby:2.7/rubygem-pg-doc package and not the ruby:2.7/rubygem-pg-doc 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 Base Scores

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