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CVE-2018-12028

An Incorrect Access Control vulnerability in SpawningKit in Phusion Passenger 5.3.x before 5.3.2 allows a Passenger-managed malicious application, upon spawning a child process, to report an arbitr...

Published: Jun 17, 2018Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-732
NVD MITRE
7.8CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.9%
Top 45.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Incorrect Access Control in Phusion Passenger

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-732

Affected Products

passengerRubyGemsOSS Libraries
passengerphusion
On-prem
OSS Libraries / web-framework
n/an/a
rubygemspackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries
phusioncommercialOSS Librariesaka passenger, juvia

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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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Official Patch Available
Workaround Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12028
nvd.nist.gov
https://github.com/phusion/passenger/commit/1e7c82deb4901c438f583737d8c9f2aac264737c
github.com
https://blog.phusion.nl/passenger-5-3-2
blog.phusion.nl
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Timeline

Published
Jun 17, 2018
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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