Phusion Passenger up to 4.0.5 link following

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Phusion Passenger 4.0.1/4.0.2/4.0.3/4.0.4/4.0.5. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation leads to link following. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-4136. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Phusion Passenger 4.0.1/4.0.2/4.0.3/4.0.4/4.0.5 and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a link following vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-59. The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

ext/common/ServerInstanceDir.h in Phusion Passenger gem before 4.0.6 for Ruby allows local users to gain privileges or possibly change the ownership of arbitrary directories via a symlink attack on a directory with a predictable name in /tmp/.

The weakness was disclosed 09/30/2013 (Website). The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2013-4136 since 06/12/2013. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69148 (Fedora 17 : rubygem-passenger-3.0.21-4.fc17 (2013-13231)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks.

Upgrading to version 4.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (69148) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-40962†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Link following
CWE: CWE-59
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 69148
Nessus Name: Fedora 17 : rubygem-passenger-3.0.21-4.fc17 (2013-13231)
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OpenVAS ID: 866329
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for rubygem-passenger FEDORA-2013-13231
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Passenger 4.0.1
Patch: github.com

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07/31/2013 +49 days 🔍
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03/24/2015 +540 days 🔍
01/08/2022 +2482 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 5483b3292cc2af1c83033eaaadec20dba4dcfd9b
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2013-4136 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-4136
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-65057
Vulnerability Center: 40962 - RubyGem Passenger Insecure Temporary Files Usage Allows Local DoS \\ Code Execution, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 01/08/2022 01:28
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (62), 05/08/2017 09:01 (2), 01/08/2022 01:12 (4), 01/08/2022 01:20 (1), 01/08/2022 01:28 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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