CVE-2020-8159

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Published at: - 12-05-2020 03:15

Last modified: - 05-04-2022 05:02

Total changes: - 3

Description

There is a vulnerability in actionpack_page-caching gem < v1.2.1 that allows an attacker to write arbitrary files to a web server, potentially resulting in remote code execution if the attacker can write unescaped ERB to a view.

Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Low

Attack complexity

Network

Attack vector

High

Availability

High

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Privileges required

Unchanged

Scope

None

User interaction

9.8

Base score

3.9

5.9

Exploitability score

Impact score

Verification logic

vendor=rubyonrails AND product=actionpack_page-caching AND target_software=ruby AND versionEndExcluding=1.2.1

vendor=Debian AND product=debian_linux AND version=9.0

Reference

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rubyonrails-security/CFRVkEytdP8
[debian-lts-announce] 20210723 [SECURITY] [DLA 2719-1] ruby-actionpack-page-caching security update-Mailing List, Third Party Advisory

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CVE-2020-8159

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