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Advisory record · GHSA-78rc-8c29-p45g

actionpack allows remote code execution via application's unrestricted use of render method

CVSS 7.3 HighCriticalEPSS 0.81 · 99th percentile

Critical, because:

  • CVSS score 7.3 (7.0 or more) and EPSS 0.81 (0.1 or more): a high score and a real chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How we decide what’s critical

Published by the GitHub Advisory Database at 24 Oct 2017, 18:33 UTC. agentprime has not analysed this yet, so whether it affects any app is not known.

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed in
actionpackRubyGems>=3.0.0, <3.2.22.2 || >=4.0.0, <4.1.14.2 || >=4.2.0, <4.2.5.23.2.22.2, 4.1.14.2, 4.2.5.2
Identifiers
GHSA-78rc-8c29-p45g · CVE-2016-2098
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-20
Tags
Published
24 Oct 2017
Updated
20 Feb 2024

Not analysed yet

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Severity and exploitation

ScoreRatingCVSSVectorSource
7.3 High 3.0 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L GitHub Advisory Database
  • CISA KEV Not listed.
  • EPSS 0.81, the 99th percentile, on 11 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Timeline

This record came from the full history of the GitHub Advisory Database, published 24 Oct 2017. New records show when each source confirmed them.

Sources

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