What is CVE-2021-3779?

CVE-2021-3779 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ruby-Mysql Project, classified under Externally Controlled Reference to a Resource in Another Sphere. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-06-28.

How severe is CVE-2021-3779?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Ruby-Mysql Project

CVE-2021-3779

A malicious MySQL server can request local file content from a client using ruby-mysql prior to version 2.10.0 without explicit authorization from the user. This issue was resolved in version 2.10.0 and later.

EPSS: 0.011 (63.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Ruby-mysql_project Ruby-mysql
Tomita Masahiro Ruby-mysql — versions 2.9.14

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-610 — Externally Controlled Reference to a Resource in Another Sphere

References

cve@rapid7.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Mitigation)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-3779?: CVE-2021-3779 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ruby-Mysql Project, classified under Externally Controlled Reference to a Resource in Another Sphere. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-06-28.
How severe is CVE-2021-3779?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.