CarrierWave up to 2.2.4/3.0.4 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in CarrierWave up to 2.2.4/3.0.4. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2023-49090. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in CarrierWave up to 2.2.4/3.0.4. Affected by this issue is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

CarrierWave is a solution for file uploads for Rails, Sinatra and other Ruby web frameworks. CarrierWave has a Content-Type allowlist bypass vulnerability, possibly leading to XSS. The validation in `allowlisted_content_type?` determines Content-Type permissions by performing a partial match. If the `content_type` argument of `allowlisted_content_type?` is passed a value crafted by the attacker, Content-Types not included in the `content_type_allowlist` will be allowed. This issue has been patched in versions 2.2.5 and 3.0.5.

The weakness was presented 11/29/2023 as GHSA-gxhx-g4fq-49hj. The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-49090 since 11/21/2023. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 235428 (Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS : CarrierWave vulnerabilities (USN-7497-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 2.2.5 or 3.0.5 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 39b282db5c1303899b3d3381ce8a837840f983b5 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (235428). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
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CNA Base Score: 6.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 235428
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS : CarrierWave vulnerabilities (USN-7497-1)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: CarrierWave 2.2.5/3.0.5
Patch: 39b282db5c1303899b3d3381ce8a837840f983b5

Timelineinfo

11/21/2023 🔍
11/29/2023 +8 days 🔍
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05/07/2025 +525 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: GHSA-gxhx-g4fq-49hj
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-49090 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-49090
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-246368

Entryinfo

Created: 11/29/2023 16:27
Updated: 05/07/2025 21:05
Changes: 11/29/2023 16:27 (51), 12/20/2023 10:56 (11), 05/07/2025 21:05 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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