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CVE-2014-9489 — Vulnerability in gollum-lib — CVE Details

HIGH

gollum and gollum-lib allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code

Published November 16, 2017Updated February 16, 2024Source: osv

Summary

The gollum-grit_adapter Ruby gem dependency in gollum before 3.1.1 and the gollum-lib gem dependency in gollum-lib before 4.0.1 when the string `master` is in any of the wiki documents, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via the `-O` or `--open-files-in-pager` flags.

Advisory Timeline

  • First published November 16, 2017 (3252 days ago).
  • Last revised February 16, 2024 — 2283 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Bundler
Update gollum-lib to 4.0.1 or later
gem install gollum-lib -v 4.0.1
Bundler
Update gollum to 3.1.1 or later
gem install gollum -v 3.1.1

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

Affected Packages (2)

Affects 1 ecosystem: rubygems (2).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
gollum-lib
rubygems
0.0.1, 1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2 (+10 more)4.0.1
gollum
rubygems
1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.1.0, 1.1.1 (+62 more)3.1.1

Vulnerability Classification

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

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 8.8 score means for each attack dimension.

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

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2014-9489?
gollum and gollum-lib allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of HIGH (CVSS score: 8.8/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2014-9489?
CVE-2014-9489 affects gollum-lib and gollum. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2014-9489 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
8.8

High exploitability or significant impact. Prioritize remediation within days.

Also Known As

GHSA-q97v-764g-r2rp

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