Auth bypass in Rubygems Rubygems.org
CVE-2024-21654
Rubygems.org is the Ruby community's gem hosting service. Rubygems.org users with MFA enabled would normally be protected from account takeover in the case of email account takeover. However, a workaround on the forgotten password form all…
Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication
EPSS: 0.005 (37.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Rubygems Rubygems.org — versions < commit 0b3272a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-21654?
- CVE-2024-21654 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Rubygems Rubygems.org, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2024-01-12.
- How severe is CVE-2024-21654?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-21654 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.