PT-2007-6431 · Xml::Simple+2 · Xmlsimple+2

Published 2007-10-19 · Updated 2017-10-24 · CVE-2007-5379

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Rails versions prior to 1.2.4

Description: The issue allows remote attackers to determine the existence of arbitrary files and read arbitrary XML files via the Hash.from xml (Hash#from xml) method. This method uses XmlSimple (XML::Simple) unsafely, potentially allowing attackers to read sensitive information from files, such as passwords from the Pidgin (Gaim) .purple/accounts.xml file.

Recommendations: For Rails versions prior to 1.2.4, update to version 1.2.4 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to sensitive XML files and disabling the use of the Hash.from xml method until a patch is applied.

Exploit

Fix

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

CVE-2007-5379

GHSA-FJFG-Q662-GM6J

Affected Products

Pidgin

Rails

Xmlsimple

References · 23

• 🔥 https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/rails/CVE-2007-5379.yml · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-5379 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00002.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5379 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/26096 · Patch
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-17.xml · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-fjfg-q662-gm6j · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2007-5379 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-5379 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/rails/rails · Note
• http://osvdb.org/40717 · Note
• http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2007/10/5/rails-1-2-4-maintenance-release · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28136 · Note
• https://rubyonrails.org/2007/10/5/rails-1-2-4-maintenance-release · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3508 · Note