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CVE-2018-1000077: Improper Input Validation

March 13, 2018 (updated May 20, 2019)

RubyGems contains an Improper Input Validation vulnerability in ruby gems specification homepage attribute that can result in a malicious gem being able to set an invalid homepage URL.

References

  • blog.rubygems.org/2018/02/15/2.7.6-released.html
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000077

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Affected versions

All versions after 2.2.9 up to 2.5.0

Fixed versions

  • 2.5.1

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.5.1 or above.

Impact 5.3 MEDIUM

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

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Weakness

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Source file

gem/rubygems-update/CVE-2018-1000077.yml

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