Safemode Gem up to 1.2.3 on Ruby access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Safemode Gem up to 1.2.3 on Ruby. The impacted element is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to access control. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-3693. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Safemode Gem up to 1.2.3 on Ruby (Ruby Gem) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The Safemode gem before 1.2.4 for Ruby, when initialized with a delegate object that is a Rails controller, allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information via the inspect method.

The weakness was released 05/20/2016 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-3693 since 03/30/2016. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. 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 T1068.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 107053 (RHEL 7 : Satellite Server (RHSA-2018:0336)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 236693 (Red Hat Update for Satellite 6.3 (RHSA-2018:0336)).

Upgrading to version 1.2.4 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (107053). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-65919, VDB-90883, VDB-90885 and VDB-90888. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 107053
Nessus Name: RHEL 7 : Satellite Server (RHSA-2018:0336)
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OpenVAS ID: 830851
OpenVAS Name: Foreman Information Disclosure Vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Safemode Gem 1.2.4
Patch: github.com

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03/30/2016 🔍
05/20/2016 +51 days 🔍
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05/21/2016 +1 days 🔍
02/21/2018 +641 days 🔍
02/28/2018 +7 days 🔍
08/21/2022 +1635 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: RHSA-2018:0336
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-3693 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-3693
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-87556
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/21/2016 18:06
Updated: 08/21/2022 12:58
Changes: 05/21/2016 18:06 (64), 12/07/2018 12:19 (11), 08/21/2022 12:58 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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