Credentials management in Airbrake Ruby - CVE-2019-16060
Published: September 9, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU20941
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-16060
CWE-ID: CWE-255
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
Airbrake Ruby
How to mitigate CVE-2019-16060
Install updates from vendor's website.
Airbrake Ruby - update to 4.2.4