rbenv path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in rbenv. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2017-1000047. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in rbenv (the affected version unknown). Affected by this issue is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

rbenv (all current versions) is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in the specification of Ruby version resulting in arbitrary code execution

The bug was discovered 03/04/2017. The weakness was published 07/17/2017 (Website). The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-1000047 since 07/10/2017. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1006 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 135 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 232211 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2017-1000047), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (232211). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 232211
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2017-1000047

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

03/04/2017 🔍
07/10/2017 +128 days 🔍
07/17/2017 +7 days 🔍
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03/07/2025 +2790 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-1000047 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-1000047
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-103610

Entryinfo

Created: 07/17/2017 21:04
Updated: 03/07/2025 05:49
Changes: 07/17/2017 21:04 (53), 10/26/2019 11:50 (1), 03/07/2025 05:49 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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