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Insecure path handling in Bundler

High severity GitHub Reviewed Published May 10, 2021 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Jul 5, 2023

Package

bundler bundler (RubyGems)

Affected versions

>= 1.14.0, < 2.1.0

Patched versions

2.1.0

Description

Bundler prior to 2.1.0 uses a predictable path in /tmp/, created with insecure permissions as a storage location for gems, if locations under the user's home directory are not available. If Bundler is used in a scenario where the user does not have a writable home directory, an attacker could place malicious code in this directory that would be later loaded and executed.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Sep 4, 2020
Reviewed May 4, 2021
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 10, 2021
Last updated Jul 5, 2023

Severity

High

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS score

0.063%
(29th percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2019-3881

GHSA ID

GHSA-g98m-96g9-wfjq

Source code

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