Arbitrary Code Injection Affecting rubygems-update package, versions >=2.6.0, <2.7.9 >=3.0.0, <3.0.2
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.23% (62nd
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-RUBY-RUBYGEMSUPDATE-598861
- published 19 Aug 2020
- disclosed 20 Jun 2019
- credit Unknown
Introduced: 20 Jun 2019
CVE-2019-8322 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade rubygems-update to version 2.7.9, 3.0.2 or higher.
Overview
rubygems-update is an inbuilt rubygem for updating rubygems.
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Injection due to the gem owner command outputs the contents of the API response directly to stdout. Therefore, if the response is crafted, escape sequence injection may occur.
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CVSS Scores
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