activesupport Gem on Ruby temp file

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in activesupport Gem on Ruby. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Executing a manipulation can lead to temp file. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2023-38037. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in activesupport Gem on Ruby (Ruby Gem) (the affected version unknown). This vulnerability affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a temp file vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-377. Creating and using insecure temporary files can leave application and system data vulnerable to attack. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

ActiveSupport::EncryptedFile writes contents that will be encrypted to a temporary file. The temporary file's permissions are defaulted to the user's current `umask` settings, meaning that it's possible for other users on the same system to read the contents of the temporary file. Attackers that have access to the file system could possibly read the contents of this temporary file while a user is editing it. All users running an affected release should either upgrade or use one of the workarounds immediately.

The weakness was presented 08/24/2023. The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-38037 since 07/12/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 232134 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-38037), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (232134) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2024-0949). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Affected

  • Fedora Linux
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Red Hat Satellite
  • IBM MQ

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 5.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Temp file
CWE: CWE-377
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 232134
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-38037

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

07/12/2023 🔍
08/24/2023 +43 days 🔍
08/24/2023 +0 days 🔍
07/27/2025 +703 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-38037 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-38037
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-237898
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2024-0949 - Red Hat Satellite: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 08/24/2023 06:30
Updated: 07/27/2025 07:15
Changes: 08/24/2023 06:30 (36), 01/09/2025 12:37 (27), 01/10/2025 09:27 (1), 03/06/2025 19:17 (2), 07/27/2025 07:15 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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