Vulnerability in Rust-Lang Rust
CVE-2018-1000622
The Rust Programming Language rustdoc version Between 0.8 and 1.27.0 contains a CWE-427: Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability in rustdoc plugins that can result in local code execution as a different user. This attack appear to be exploitable via using the --plugin flag without the --plugin-path flag. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 1.27.1.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.018 (78.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 78.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.028 · newest: 0.018 · change: -0.010
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201812-11 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- groups.google.com/forum/
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00076.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00006.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00031.html (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-1000622?
- CVE-2018-1000622 is a high-severity vulnerability in Rust-Lang Rust, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-07-09.
- How severe is CVE-2018-1000622?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-1000622 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.