#VU10848 Command injection in Ruby - CVE-2017-17790
Published: March 6, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU10848
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-17790
CWE-ID: CWE-77
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Ruby
Ruby
Software vendor:
Ruby
Ruby
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary command on the target system.
The weakness exists in the lazy_initialize function due to command injection. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request, inject and execute arbitrary commands.
The weakness exists in the lazy_initialize function due to command injection. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request, inject and execute arbitrary commands.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.