SUSE update for rubygem-actionpack-3_2

Published: 2022-12-08

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2016-2097 CVE-2021-22885
CWE-ID	CWE-22 CWE-200
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	SUSE Webyast Operating systems & Components / Operating system rubygem-actionpack-3_2 Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	SUSE

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Path traversal

EUVDB-ID: #VU8569

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-2097

CWE-ID: CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to read arbitrary files on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in Action View. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request, containing directory traversal sequences (e.g. "../") and view contents of arbitrary file on vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to incomplete fix of SB2016021701.

Mitigation

Update the affected package rubygem-actionpack-3_2 to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Webyast: 1.3

rubygem-actionpack-3_2: before 3.2.12-0.27.3.1

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2022/suse-su-202215116-1/

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.

2) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU53001