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Improper Input Validation Affecting rubygems-update package, versions <2.7.6

0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.38% (73rd percentile)
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NVD
5.3 medium
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SUSE
5.5 medium
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Red Hat
5.5 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-RUBY-RUBYGEMSUPDATE-472651
  • published 13 Nov 2019
  • disclosed 13 Mar 2018
  • credit Yasin Soliman
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Introduced: 13 Mar 2018

CVE-2018-1000077 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-20 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade rubygems-update to version 2.7.6 or higher.

Overview

rubygems-update is an inbuilt rubygem for updating rubygems.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Input Validation in ruby gems specification homepage attribute that can result in a malicious gem setting an invalid homepage URL.