Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere Affecting gix-path package, versions <0.10.10


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team

    Threat Intelligence

    Exploit Maturity
    Proof of concept
    EPSS
    0.05% (17th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-RUST-GIXPATH-7856143
  • published 2 Sep 2024
  • disclosed 31 Aug 2024
  • credit Eliah Kagan

How to fix?

Upgrade gix-path to version 0.10.10 or higher.

Overview

gix-path is a gitoxide project crate dealing paths and their conversions

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere due to the misinterpretation of local repository configuration as system-wide configuration. An attacker can manipulate the configuration to leak sensitive information or misdirect operations by setting specific environment variables to alter the scope of configuration considered.

CVSS Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1
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Snyk

Recommended
1.8 low
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Local
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Attack Requirements (AT)
    Present
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    Active
  • Confidentiality (VC)
    Low
  • Integrity (VI)
    None
  • Availability (VA)
    None
  • Confidentiality (SC)
    None
  • Integrity (SI)
    None
  • Availability (SA)
    None