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CVE-2018-6914

ruby: Unintentional file and directory creation with directory traversal in tempfile and tmpdir

Severity Score

7.5
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Directory traversal vulnerability in the Dir.mktmpdir method in the tmpdir library in Ruby before 2.2.10, 2.3.x before 2.3.7, 2.4.x before 2.4.4, 2.5.x before 2.5.1, and 2.6.0-preview1 might allow attackers to create arbitrary directories or files via a .. (dot dot) in the prefix argument.

Vulnerabilidad de salto de directorio en el método Dir.mktmpdir en la biblioteca tmpdir en Ruby, en versiones anteriores a la 2.2.10, versiones 2.3.x anteriores a la 2.3.7, versiones 2.4.x anteriores a la 2.4.4, versiones 2.5.x anteriores a la 2.5.1 y la versión 2.6.0-preview1, podría permitir que atacantes creen directorios o archivos arbitrarios mediante un .. (punto punto) en el argumento prefix.

It was found that the tmpdir and tempfile modules did not sanitize their file name argument. An attacker with control over the name could create temporary files and directories outside of the dedicated directory.

It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code. It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this to access sensitive information. It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this to connect to an unintended socket. Various other issues were also addressed.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2018-02-12 CVE Reserved
  • 2018-03-30 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
  • 2025-05-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Ruby-lang
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Ruby
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>= 2.2.0 < 2.2.10
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Ruby-lang
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Ruby
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>= 2.3.0 < 2.3.7
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Ruby-lang
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Ruby
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>= 2.4.0 < 2.4.4
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Ruby-lang
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Ruby
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>= 2.5.0 < 2.5.1
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Ruby-lang
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Ruby
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2.6.0
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preview1
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Canonical
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Ubuntu Linux
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14.04
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lts
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Canonical
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Ubuntu Linux
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16.04
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lts
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Canonical
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Ubuntu Linux
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17.10
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-
Affected
Debian
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Debian Linux
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7.0
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-
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Debian
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Debian Linux
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8.0
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Debian
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Debian Linux
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9.0
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-
Affected
Redhat
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Enterprise Linux
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6.0
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Redhat
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Enterprise Linux
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7.0
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Redhat
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Enterprise Linux
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7.4
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Redhat
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Enterprise Linux
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7.5
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Redhat
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Enterprise Linux
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7.6
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Affected