Information disclosure in Airbrake Ruby



Published: 2019-09-09
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2019-16060
CWE-ID CWE-255
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
Subscribe 		Airbrake Ruby
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor Airbrake.io

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Credentials management

EUVDB-ID: #VU20941

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-16060

CWE-ID: CWE-255 - Credentials Management

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to access sensitive information on a targeted system.

The vulnerability exists due to the software mishandles the "blacklist_keys" configuration option. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to obtain passwords on the target system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Airbrake Ruby: 4.2.3

External links

http://github.com/airbrake/airbrake-ruby/issues/468


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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