Information disclosure in Sprockets



Published: 2018-07-05
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2018-3760
CWE-ID CWE-200
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Vendor Rails

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU13592

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1:

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-3760

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information Exposure

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to an error that allows to access files outside an application's root directory. A local user can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Sprockets: 2.12.0 - 4.0.0.beta7

CPE2.3 External links

http://github.com/rails/sprockets/commit/c09131cf5b2c479263939c8582e22b98ed616c5f
http://github.com...
http://groups.google.com/d/msg/rubyonrails-security/ft_J--l55fM/7roDfQ50BwAJ

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?



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