VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2015-3649

The open-uri-cached rubygem allows local users to execute arbitrary Ruby code by creating a directory under /tmp containing "openuri-" followed by a crafted UID, and putting Ruby code in said directory once a meta file is created.

HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.39%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.39%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.39% probability · 32th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-20
Affected: open-uri-cached project/open-uri-cached
Source: cve@mitre.org

References

http://www.benjaminfleischer.com/2013/03/20/yaml-and-security-in-ruby/Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/06/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74469Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://github.com/tigris/open-uri-cached/blob/master/lib/open-uri/cached.rb#L115Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/tigris/open-uri-cached/blob/master/lib/open-uri/cached.rb#L25Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/tigris/open-uri-cached/blob/master/lib/open-uri/cached.rb#L39Third Party Advisory
http://www.benjaminfleischer.com/2013/03/20/yaml-and-security-in-ruby/Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/06/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74469Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://github.com/tigris/open-uri-cached/blob/master/lib/open-uri/cached.rb#L115Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/tigris/open-uri-cached/blob/master/lib/open-uri/cached.rb#L25Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/tigris/open-uri-cached/blob/master/lib/open-uri/cached.rb#L39Third Party Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.