7.8high

CVE-2016-10345

Phusion Passenger uses a known /tmp filename

Also known as GHSA-cqxw-3p7v-p9gr

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.5%
percentile 40%
Public exploits
0
none known

Summary

In Phusion Passenger before 5.1.0, a known /tmp filename was used during passenger-install-nginx-module execution, which could allow local attackers to gain the privileges of the passenger user.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.46% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 40% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.07.8CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.04.6AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
GitHub3.07.8CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixed in
rubygemspassenger
<5.1.0
5.1.0

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

References

  • github.com /phusion/passenger/commit/e5b4b0824d6b648525b4bf63d9fa37e5beeae441 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • github.com /phusion/passenger/blob/stable-5.1/CHANGELOG · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10345 · advisory
  • blog.phusion.nl /2017/01/10/passenger-5-1-1 · web
  • github.com /advisories/GHSA-cqxw-3p7v-p9gr · advisory
  • github.com /phusion/passenger · web
  • github.com /rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/passenger/CVE-2016-10345.yml · web

Sources

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