#VU10736 Information disclosure in The Safemode gem for Ruby


Published: 2018-02-27 | Updated: 2018-03-19

Vulnerability identifier: #VU10736

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3693

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
The Safemode gem for Ruby
Client/Desktop applications / Software for system administration

Vendor: Ruby

Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.

The weakness exists due to a provisioning template containing `inspect` when initialized with a delegate object that is a Rails controller. A remote context-dependent attacker can use the inspect method and access sensitive information.

Mitigation
Update to version 1.2.4.

Vulnerable software versions

The Safemode gem for Ruby: 1.0.0 - 1.2.3


External links
http://github.com/svenfuchs/safemode/commit/0f764a1720a3a68fd2842e21377c8bfad6d7126f


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.


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