SB2017022704 - Path traversal in Rubyzip
Published: February 27, 2017 Updated: July 23, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017022704
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5946)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
The Zip::File component in the rubyzip gem before 1.2.1 for Ruby has a directory traversal vulnerability. If a site allows uploading of .zip files, an attacker can upload a malicious file that uses "../" pathname substrings to write arbitrary files to the filesystem.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.