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CVE-2017-14683 — Gem in geminabox — CVE Details

HIGH

Gem in a Box vulnerable to Cross-site Request Forgery

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

Summary

geminabox (aka Gem in a Box) before 0.13.7 has CSRF, as demonstrated by an unintended gem upload.

Advisory Timeline

  • First published May 13, 2022 (1613 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 0.13.7 or later
gem install geminabox -v 0.13.7

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 (+43 more)0.13.7

Vulnerability Classification

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

  • CWE-352
    Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)MITRE

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
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2017-14683?
Gem in a Box vulnerable to Cross-site Request Forgery 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-2017-14683?
CVE-2017-14683 affects geminabox. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2017-14683 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-qwv2-2x8g-g43g

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