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CVE-2018-3779: Command Injection

August 10, 2018 (updated October 9, 2019)

active-support 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.

References

  • hackerone.com/reports/392311
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-3779

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Affected versions

Version 5.2.0

Fixed versions

  • 5.2.1

Solution

Upgrade to version 5.2.1 or above.

Impact 9.8 CRITICAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Source file

gem/activesupport/CVE-2018-3779.yml

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