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CVE-2012-6135 — Vulnerability in passenger — CVE Details

HIGH

RubyGems passenger gem allows remote attackers to delete files

Published April 23, 2022Updated February 22, 2024Source: osv

Summary

RubyGems passenger 4.0.0 betas 1 and 2 allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary files during the startup process. Affects both open source and Enterprise versions (4.0.0.beta1, 4.0.0.beta2).

Advisory Timeline

  • First published April 23, 2022 (1633 days ago).
  • Last revised February 22, 2024 — 670 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Bundler
Update passenger to 4.0.0.rc4 or later
gem install passenger -v 4.0.0.rc4

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (1)

Affects 1 ecosystem: rubygems (1).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
passenger
rubygems
1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.0.3, 1.0.4 (+51 more)4.0.0.rc4

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

  • CWE-20
    Improper Input ValidationMITRE

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 7.5 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

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

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2012-6135?
RubyGems passenger gem allows remote attackers to delete files This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of HIGH (CVSS score: 7.5/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2012-6135?
CVE-2012-6135 affects passenger. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2012-6135 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
7.5

High exploitability or significant impact. Prioritize remediation within days.

Also Known As

GHSA-8mw8-j583-vqfg

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