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CVE-2016-10345 — Vulnerability in passenger — CVE Details

HIGH

Phusion Passenger uses a known /tmp filename

Published August 21, 2018Updated December 8, 2024Source: osv

Summary

In Phusion Passenger before 5.1.0, a known /tmp filename was used during passenger-install-nginx-module execution, which could allow local attackers to gain the privileges of the passenger user

Advisory Timeline

  • First published August 21, 2018 (2974 days ago).
  • Last revised December 8, 2024 — 2301 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Bundler
Update passenger to 5.1.0 or later
gem install passenger -v 5.1.0

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 (+140 more)5.1.0

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 7.8 score means for each attack dimension.

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

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

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2016-10345?
Phusion Passenger uses a known /tmp filename This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of HIGH (CVSS score: 7.8/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2016-10345?
CVE-2016-10345 affects passenger. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2016-10345 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
7.8

High exploitability or significant impact. Prioritize remediation within days.

Also Known As

GHSA-cqxw-3p7v-p9gr

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