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CVE-2019-11879

Published: May 10, 2019Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-22
NVD MITRE
5.5CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 58.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

The WEBrick gem 1.4.2 for Ruby allows directory traversal if the attacker once had local access to create a symlink to a location outside of the web root directory. NOTE: The vendor states that this is analogous to Options FollowSymlinks in the Apache HTTP Server, and therefore it is "not a problem.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-22CWE-59

Affected Products

n/an/a
webrickruby-lang
Library
OSS Libraries / generic-library
ruby-langoss-projectOSS Librariesaka ruby, rexml

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Collection
Discovery
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References

https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/15835
bugs.ruby-lang.org

Timeline

Published
May 10, 2019
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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