Code injection in Ruby - CVE-2019-16255
Published: November 27, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU23009
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-16255
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Ruby
Affected software:
Ruby
Ruby
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in lib/shell.rb in Ruby when processing Shell#[] and its alias Shell#test. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request and execute arbitrary Ruby code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-16255
Install updates from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2019/10/01/code-injection-shell-test-cve-2019-16255/
- https://www.ruby-lang.org/ja/news/2019/10/01/ruby-2-4-8-released/
- https://www.ruby-lang.org/ja/news/2019/10/01/ruby-2-5-7-released/
- https://www.ruby-lang.org/ja/news/2019/10/01/ruby-2-6-5-released/
- https://hackerone.com/reports/327512