CVE-2014-5003 Ciborg gem for Ruby allows local users to write files and gain privileges via Symlink
Local attackers can exploit a symlink vulnerability in the ciborg gem to write arbitrary files and escalate privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2014-5003?
CVE-2014-5003 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Jan 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
chef/travis-cookbooks/ci_environment/perlbrew/recipes/default.rb in the ciborg gem 3.0.0 for Ruby allows local users to write to arbitrary files and gain privileges via a symlink attack on /tmp/perlbrew-installer.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-5003?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including ciborg. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
ciborg RubyGems | All versions | None |
ciborg RubyGems | All versions | None |
Products include Ciborg Project Ciborg.
How do I fix CVE-2014-5003?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-5003 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2014-5003 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-5003 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g982-9r8g-6qxw.