Auth bypass in Rubygems Rubygems.org
CVE-2022-29176
Rubygems is a package registry used to supply software for the Ruby language ecosystem. Due to a bug in the yank action, it was possible for any RubyGems.org user to remove and replace certain gems even if that user was not authorized to d…
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
EPSS: 0.018 (76.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.9 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Rubygems Rubygems.org — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory, Mitigation)
- security-advisories@github.com (Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-29176?
- CVE-2022-29176 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Rubygems Rubygems.org, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 9.9/10. Published 2022-05-05.
- How severe is CVE-2022-29176?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.9 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-29176 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.