SB2019111419 - Privilege escalation in Brakemen tool for Ruby on Rails
Published: November 14, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019111419
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper Privilege Management (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-18409)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privilege on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to missing access control in the "ruby_parser-legacy-1.0.0/lib/ruby_parser/legacy/ruby_parser.rb" file. A local user can escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.