Information disclosure in RubyGem Excon
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2019-16779 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-362 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Excon Web applications / Modules and components for CMS |
| Vendor | Excon |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Race condition
EUVDB-ID: #VU25102
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 5.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-16779
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition around persistent connections, where a connection which is interrupted (such as by a timeout) would leave data on the socket. A remote attacker can exploit the race and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsExcon: 0.0.22 - 0.70.0
External linkshttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00021.html
http://github.com/excon/excon/commit/ccb57d7a422f020dc74f1de4e8fb505ab46d8a29
http://github.com/excon/excon/security/advisories/GHSA-q58g-455p-8vw9
http://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00015.html
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.
