Information disclosure in Safemode Project
CVE-2016-3693
The Safemode gem before 1.2.4 for Ruby, when initialized with a delegate object that is a Rails controller, allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information via the inspect method.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.021 (81.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 81.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.021 · newest: 0.021 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/theforeman/foreman/commit/82f9b93c54f72c5814df6bab7fad057eab65b2f2
- theforeman.org/security.html
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0336 (vendor-advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/20/8 (mailing-list)
- rubysec.com/advisories/CVE-2016-3693/ (Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/svenfuchs/safemode/commit/0f764a1720a3a68fd2842e21377c8bfad6d7126f
- projects.theforeman.org/issues/14635
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-3693?
- CVE-2016-3693 is a high-severity vulnerability in Safemode Project, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2016-05-20.
- How severe is CVE-2016-3693?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-3693 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.