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CVE-2020-5217: Injection Vulnerability

January 23, 2020 (updated May 21, 2020)

The secure_headers gem is vulnerable to a directive injection vulnerability.

References

  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5217

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Affected versions

All versions before 3.8.0, all versions starting from 5.0.0 before 5.1.0, all versions starting from 6.0.0 before 6.2.0

Fixed versions

  • 3.8.0
  • 5.1.0
  • 6.2.0

Solution

Upgrade to versions 3.8.0, 5.1.0, 6.2.0 or above.

Impact 5.8 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-74: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

Source file

gem/secure_headers/CVE-2020-5217.yml

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