CVE-2018-1000078 — MEDIUM (6.1)

Q: How severe is CVE-2018-1000078?

CVE-2018-1000078 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.1/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2018-1000078?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Rubygems Rubygems, Debian Debian Linux.

Vulnerability Description

RubyGems version Ruby 2.2 series: 2.2.9 and earlier, Ruby 2.3 series: 2.3.6 and earlier, Ruby 2.4 series: 2.4.3 and earlier, Ruby 2.5 series: 2.5.0 and earlier, prior to trunk revision 62422 contains a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in gem server display of homepage attribute that can result in XSS. This attack appear to be exploitable via the victim must browse to a malicious gem on a vulnerable gem server. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 2.7.6.

CVSS Score

6.1

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality

LOW

Integrity

LOW

Availability

NONE

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Rubygems	Rubygems	<= 2.2.9
Debian	Debian Linux	7.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-79

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2018-1000078?

CVE-2018-1000078 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.1 (MEDIUM). RubyGems version Ruby 2.2 series: 2.2.9 and earlier, Ruby 2.3 series: 2.3.6 and earlier, Ruby 2.4 series: 2.4.3 and earlier, Ruby 2.5 series: 2.5.0 and earlier, prior to trunk revision 62422 contains ...

How severe is CVE-2018-1000078?

CVE-2018-1000078 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.1/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2018-1000078?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Rubygems Rubygems, Debian Debian Linux.