What is CVE-2023-40165?

CVE-2023-40165 is a high-severity vulnerability in Rubygems Rubygems.org, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2023-08-17.

How severe is CVE-2023-40165?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Rubygems Rubygems.org

CVE-2023-40165

rubygems.org is the Ruby community's primary gem (library) hosting service. Insufficient input validation allowed malicious actors to replace any uploaded gem version that had a platform, version number, or gem name matching `/-\d/`, perma…

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.004 (31.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Rubygems Rubygems.org — versions < 2023-08-14

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-40165?: CVE-2023-40165 is a high-severity vulnerability in Rubygems Rubygems.org, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2023-08-17.
How severe is CVE-2023-40165?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.