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CVE-2017-2096 — Vulnerability in smalruby — CVE Details

CRITICAL

smalruby and smalruby-editor vulnerable to OS Command Injection

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

Summary

smalruby-editor prior to 0.4.1 and smalruby prior to 0.1.11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via unspecified vectors.

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 smalruby to 0.1.11 or later
gem install smalruby -v 0.1.11
Bundler
Update smalruby-editor to 0.4.1 or later
gem install smalruby-editor -v 0.4.1

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

Affected Packages (2)

Affects 1 ecosystem: rubygems (2).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
smalruby
rubygems
0.0.1, 0.0.10, 0.0.11, 0.0.12 (+39 more)0.1.11
smalruby-editor
rubygems
0.0.1, 0.0.10, 0.0.11, 0.0.12 (+48 more)0.4.1

Vulnerability Classification

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

  • CWE-78
    OS Command InjectionMITRE

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-2017-2096?
smalruby and smalruby-editor vulnerable to OS Command Injection 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-2017-2096?
CVE-2017-2096 affects smalruby and smalruby-editor. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2017-2096 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-f489-655r-x6gr

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