Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) Affecting parallel_tests package, versions <0.10.0
Snyk CVSS
Attack Complexity
High
User Interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-RUBY-PARALLELTESTS-20410
- published 1 Aug 2017
- disclosed 17 Feb 2013
- credit Zeke Fast
How to fix?
Upgrade parallel_tests
to version 0.10.0 or higher.
Overview
parallel_tests
is Run Test::Unit / RSpec / Cucumber / Spinach in parallel.
Affected versions of the package are vulnerable to Man-in-the-middle (MitM) attacks due to attacks due to downloading gems over an insecure protocol. Without a secure connection, it is possible for an attacker to intercept this connection and alter the packages received. In serious cases, this may even lead to Remote Code Execution (RCE) on your host server.
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