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CVE-2017-14506 — Gem in geminabox — CVE Details

MEDIUM

Gem in a Box vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting

Published May 13, 2022Updated November 8, 2023Source: osv

Summary

geminabox (aka Gem in a Box) before 0.13.6 is vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting (XSS), as demonstrated by uploading a gem file that has a crafted gem.homepage value in its .gemspec file.

Advisory Timeline

  • First published May 13, 2022 (1614 days ago).
  • Last revised November 8, 2023 — 544 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Bundler
Update geminabox to 0.13.6 or later
gem install geminabox -v 0.13.6

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

Affected Packages (1)

Affects 1 ecosystem: rubygems (1).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
geminabox
rubygems
0.1.0, 0.10.0, 0.10.1, 0.11.0 (+42 more)0.13.6

Vulnerability Classification

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

  • CWE-79
    Cross-site Scripting (XSS)MITRE

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 5.4 score means for each attack dimension.

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

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

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2017-14506?
Gem in a Box vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of MEDIUM (CVSS score: 5.4/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2017-14506?
CVE-2017-14506 affects geminabox. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2017-14506 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
5.4

Exploitation requires specific conditions or has limited impact. Remediate within weeks.

Also Known As

GHSA-98hq-3qvg-pg78

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