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CVE-2020-8159

CRITICAL
9.8CVSS
Published: 2020-05-12
Updated: 2024-11-21
AI Analysis

Description

There is a vulnerability in actionpack_page-caching gem < v1.2.1 that allows an attacker to write arbitrary files to a web server, potentially resulting in remote code execution if the attacker can write unescaped ERB to a view.

CVSS Metrics

Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
network
Complexity
low
Privileges
none
User Action
none
Scope
unchanged
Confidentiality
high
Integrity
high
Availability
high
Weaknesses
CWE-22CWE-22

Metadata

Primary Vendor
RUBYONRAILS
Published
5/12/2020
Last Modified
11/21/2024
Source
NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

rubyonrails : actionpack_page-cachingdebian : debian_linux

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