CVE-2017-1000047 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

rbenv (all current versions) is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in the specification of Ruby version resulting in arbitrary code execution

Published: 2017-07-13

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 3.7% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:rbenv_project:rbenv:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-1371	rbenv (all current versions) is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in the specification of Ruby version resulting in arbitrary code execution

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0371.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/justinsteven/advisories/blob/master/2017_rbenv_ruby_version_directory_traversal.md

History

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Subscriptions

Rbenv Project Rbenv

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-07-13T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T21:53:06.023Z

Reserved: 2017-07-10T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-1000047

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-07-17T13:18:17.423

Modified: 2026-06-17T00:58:38.763

Link: CVE-2017-1000047

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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