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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2019-8325

Since Gem::CommandManager#run calls alert_error without escaping, escape sequence injection is possible.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 3.37%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.37%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

An issue was discovered in RubyGems 2.6 and later through 3.0.2. Since Gem::CommandManager#run calls alert_error without escaping, escape sequence injection is possible. (There are many ways to cause an error.)

CVSS 3.1
7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS
3.37% probability · 88th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-74
Affected
rubygems/rubygems · opensuse/leap · debian/debian linux
Source
cve@mitre.org

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