Loading...
Skip to main content
GeekWala

CVE-2015-2784 — Vulnerability in papercrop — CVE Details

CRITICAL

papercrop does not properly handle crop input

Published May 24, 2022Updated November 8, 2023Source: osv

Summary

The papercrop gem before 0.3.0 for Ruby on Rails does not properly handle crop input.

Advisory Timeline

  • First published May 24, 2022 (1602 days ago).
  • Last revised November 8, 2023 — 532 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Bundler
Update papercrop to 0.3.0 or later
gem install papercrop -v 0.3.0

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

Affected Packages (1)

Affects 1 ecosystem: rubygems (1).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
papercrop
rubygems
0.0.2, 0.0.5, 0.0.7, 0.1.0 (+2 more)0.3.0

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) 9.8 score means for each attack dimension.

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

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

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2015-2784?
papercrop does not properly handle crop input This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of CRITICAL (CVSS score: 9.8/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2015-2784?
CVE-2015-2784 affects papercrop. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2015-2784 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
9.8

Exploitation is straightforward and causes maximum impact. Patch immediately.

Also Known As

GHSA-m44r-gv6q-9j9r

Related CVEs

  • CVE-2026-55107
    CRITICAL

    kobako Sandbox Escape: guest eval reaches host RCE via method_missing → public_send (any bound Service)

  • CVE-2026-77602
    CRITICAL

    OpenC3 COSMOS: Authenticated remote code execution via the user-writable config overlay (table definitions, cmd/tlm definitions, and script suites)

More RubyGems advisories

Check if you're affected

Scan your dependencies to see if this vulnerability affects your projects.

Scan Your Dependencies