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CVE-2018-6517 — Improper Certificate Validation in chloride — CVE...

HIGH

Improper Certificate Validation in chloride

Published March 25, 2019Updated February 16, 2024Source: osv

Summary

Prior to version 0.3.0, chloride's use of net-ssh resulted in host fingerprints for previously unknown hosts getting added to the user's known_hosts file without confirmation. In version 0.3.0 this is updated so that the user's known_hosts file is not updated by chloride.

Advisory Timeline

  • First published March 25, 2019 (2758 days ago).
  • Last revised February 16, 2024 — 1789 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Bundler
Update chloride to 0.3.0 or later
gem install chloride -v 0.3.0

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

Affected Packages (1)

Affects 1 ecosystem: rubygems (1).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
chloride
rubygems
0.1.0, 0.2.0, 0.2.2, 0.2.30.3.0

Vulnerability Classification

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

  • CWE-295
    Improper Certificate ValidationMITRE

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 7.5 score means for each attack dimension.

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

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

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2018-6517?
Improper Certificate Validation in chloride This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of HIGH (CVSS score: 7.5/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2018-6517?
CVE-2018-6517 affects chloride. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2018-6517 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
7.5

High exploitability or significant impact. Prioritize remediation within days.

Also Known As

GHSA-573x-jhqh-jg36

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