9.8crit
CVE-2018-3779
active-support impersonates 'activesupport' gem
Also known as GHSA-2j55-pcw5-x4h2
Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
9.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
6.5%
percentile 94%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
active-support ruby gem 5.2.0 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by containing a malicious backdoor. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
6.48% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| rubygems | active-support | all versions | no fix listed |
Affected products
- HackerOne active-support ruby gem
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command
References
- hackerone.com /reports/392311 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2018-3779 · advisory
- github.com /advisories/GHSA-2j55-pcw5-x4h2 · advisory
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2018-3779
- GitHub Advisory: GHSA-2j55-pcw5-x4h2
- NVD: CVE-2018-3779
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