VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-17567
Jekyll through 3.6.2, 3.7.x through 3.7.3, and 3.8.x through 3.8.3 allows attackers to access arbitrary files by specifying a symlink in the "include" key in the "_config.yml" file.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 2.19%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.19%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Jekyll through 3.6.2, 3.7.x through 3.7.3, and 3.8.x through 3.8.3 allows attackers to access arbitrary files by specifying a symlink in the "include" key in the "_config.yml" file.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.19% probability · 81th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Affected
- jekyllrb/jekyll
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/jekyll/jekyll/pull/7224Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://jekyllrb.com/news/2018/09/19/security-fixes-for-3-6-3-7-3-8/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/71da391f584b2fb301d2df0e491b279d87287e2fb4b11309f04ad984%40%3Ccommits.accumulo.apache.org%3E
- https://github.com/jekyll/jekyll/pull/7224Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://jekyllrb.com/news/2018/09/19/security-fixes-for-3-6-3-7-3-8/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/71da391f584b2fb301d2df0e491b279d87287e2fb4b11309f04ad984%40%3Ccommits.accumulo.apache.org%3E
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.