CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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8.5 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in active-support Gem 5.2.0 on Ruby (Ruby Gem). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a command injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-77. The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
active-support ruby gem 5.2.0 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by containing a malicious backdoor. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
The bug was discovered 08/07/2018. The weakness was shared 08/10/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at hackerone.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-3779 since 12/27/2017. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1202 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
Product
Type
Name
Version
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.5
VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
NVD Base Score: 9.8
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Command injectionCWE: CWE-77 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
12/27/2017 🔍08/07/2018 🔍
08/10/2018 🔍
08/10/2018 🔍
08/11/2018 🔍
03/14/2020 🔍
Sources
Advisory: hackerone.comStatus: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2018-3779 (🔍)
Entry
Created: 08/11/2018 06:42Updated: 03/14/2020 13:43
Changes: 08/11/2018 06:42 (57), 03/14/2020 13:43 (1)
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