RubyGems Gem Upload privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in RubyGems. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Gem Upload Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to privileges management. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2022-29218. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in RubyGems (Programming Language Software) (the affected version unknown). This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component Gem Upload Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 05/13/2022 as GHSA-2jmx-8mh8-pm8w. The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-29218 since 04/13/2022. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.8

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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CNA Base Score: 7.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: GHSA-2jmx-8mh8-pm8w
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-29218 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-29218
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-199720

Entryinfo

Created: 05/13/2022 07:32
Updated: 05/15/2022 10:17
Changes: 05/13/2022 07:32 (48), 05/15/2022 10:17 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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