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CVE-2017-0889 — Vulnerability in paperclip — CVE Details

CRITICAL

paperclip Server-Side Request Forgery vulnerability

Published January 22, 2018Updated November 8, 2023Source: osv

Summary

Paperclip ruby gem version 3.1.4 and later suffers from a Server-SIde Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in the `Paperclip::UriAdapter` class. Attackers may be able to access information about internal network resources.

Advisory Timeline

  • First published January 22, 2018 (3185 days ago).
  • Last revised November 8, 2023 — 2116 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Bundler
Update paperclip to 5.2.0 or later
gem install paperclip -v 5.2.0

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

Affected Packages (1)

Affects 1 ecosystem: rubygems (1).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
paperclip
rubygems
3.1.4, 3.2.0, 3.2.1, 3.3.0 (+29 more)5.2.0

Vulnerability Classification

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

  • CWE-918
    Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)MITRE

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

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2017-0889?
paperclip Server-Side Request Forgery vulnerability 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-2017-0889?
CVE-2017-0889 affects paperclip. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2017-0889 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-5jcf-c5rg-rmm8

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