CVE-2013-4136
rubygem-passenger: insecure temporary directory usage due to reuse of existing server instance directories
Severity Score
4.4
*CVSS v2
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
-
*SSVC
Descriptions
ext/common/ServerInstanceDir.h in Phusion Passenger gem before 4.0.6 for Ruby allows local users to gain privileges or possibly change the ownership of arbitrary directories via a symlink attack on a directory with a predictable name in /tmp/.
ext/common/ServerInstanceDir.h en Phusion Passenger gem anteriores a 4.0.6 para Ruby permite a usuarios locales obtener privilegios o posiblemente cambiar el propietario de directorios arbitrarios a través de un ataque de enlaces simbólicos sobre un directorio con nombre predecible en /tmp/.
*Credits:
N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
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Confidentiality
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Availability
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2013-06-12 CVE Reserved
- 2013-08-05 CVE Published
- 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
- 2024-09-17 CVE Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
CAPEC
References (7)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/16/6 | Mailing List |
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| https://code.google.com/p/phusion-passenger/issues/detail?id=910 | X_refsource_confirm | |
| https://github.com/phusion/passenger/blob/release-4.0.6/NEWS | X_refsource_confirm | |
| https://github.com/phusion/passenger/commit/5483b3292cc2af1c83033eaaadec20dba4dcfd9b | X_refsource_confirm |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1136.html | 2013-10-10 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4136 | 2013-08-05 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=985633 | 2013-08-05 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Phusion Search vendor "Phusion" | Passenger Search vendor "Phusion" for product "Passenger" | <= 4.0.5 Search vendor "Phusion" for product "Passenger" and version " <= 4.0.5" | - |
Affected
| in | Ruby-lang Search vendor "Ruby-lang" | Ruby Search vendor "Ruby-lang" for product "Ruby" | * | - |
Safe
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| Phusion Search vendor "Phusion" | Passenger Search vendor "Phusion" for product "Passenger" | 4.0.1 Search vendor "Phusion" for product "Passenger" and version "4.0.1" | - |
Affected
| in | Ruby-lang Search vendor "Ruby-lang" | Ruby Search vendor "Ruby-lang" for product "Ruby" | * | - |
Safe
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| Phusion Search vendor "Phusion" | Passenger Search vendor "Phusion" for product "Passenger" | 4.0.2 Search vendor "Phusion" for product "Passenger" and version "4.0.2" | - |
Affected
| in | Ruby-lang Search vendor "Ruby-lang" | Ruby Search vendor "Ruby-lang" for product "Ruby" | * | - |
Safe
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| Phusion Search vendor "Phusion" | Passenger Search vendor "Phusion" for product "Passenger" | 4.0.3 Search vendor "Phusion" for product "Passenger" and version "4.0.3" | - |
Affected
| in | Ruby-lang Search vendor "Ruby-lang" | Ruby Search vendor "Ruby-lang" for product "Ruby" | * | - |
Safe
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| Phusion Search vendor "Phusion" | Passenger Search vendor "Phusion" for product "Passenger" | 4.0.4 Search vendor "Phusion" for product "Passenger" and version "4.0.4" | - |
Affected
| in | Ruby-lang Search vendor "Ruby-lang" | Ruby Search vendor "Ruby-lang" for product "Ruby" | * | - |
Safe
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