Vulnerability in Rubygems
CVE-2019-8322
An issue was discovered in RubyGems 2.6 and later through 3.0.2. The gem owner command outputs the contents of the API response directly to stdout. Therefore, if the response is crafted, escape sequence injection may occur.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.033 (88.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 88.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.034 · newest: 0.033 · change: -0.001
Affected products
- Rubygems
- Debian Linux — versions 9.0
- openSUSE Leap — versions 15.0, 15.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- hackerone.com/reports/315087 (Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00036.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00027.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-8322?
- CVE-2019-8322 is a high-severity vulnerability in Rubygems, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-06-17.
- How severe is CVE-2019-8322?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-8322 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.