VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-10345
In Phusion Passenger before 5.1.0, a known /tmp filename was used during passenger-install-nginx-module execution, which could allow local attackers to gain the privileges of the passenger user.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.46%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.46%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In Phusion Passenger before 5.1.0, a known /tmp filename was used during passenger-install-nginx-module execution, which could allow local attackers to gain the privileges of the passenger user.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.46% probability · 39th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- phusion/passenger
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/phusion/passenger/blob/stable-5.1/CHANGELOGPatch, Release Notes
- https://github.com/phusion/passenger/commit/e5b4b0824d6b648525b4bf63d9fa37e5beeae441Patch
- https://github.com/phusion/passenger/blob/stable-5.1/CHANGELOGPatch, Release Notes
- https://github.com/phusion/passenger/commit/e5b4b0824d6b648525b4bf63d9fa37e5beeae441Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.