PT-2014-2552 · Ruby · Show In Browser

Larry W. Cashdollar + 1 · Published 2014-04-22 · Updated 2017-10-24 · CVE-2013-2105

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

3.3

Low

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions show in browser gem version 0.0.3

Description The issue allows local users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a symlink attack on the /tmp/browser.html file. This can potentially lead to the execution of malicious code.

Recommendations For show in browser gem version 0.0.3, consider restricting access to the /tmp/browser.html file to prevent symlink attacks until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using the show in browser gem for sensitive operations. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Link Following

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-59

Related Identifiers

CVE-2013-2105

GHSA-9HX9-W2J6-RW76

Affected Products

Show In Browser

References · 8

• 🔥 https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/show_in_browser/CVE-2013-2105.yml · Exploit
• 🔥 http://vapid.dhs.org/advisories/show_in_browser.html · Exploit
• 🔥 http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/18/4 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2105 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-9hx9-w2j6-rw76 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/jonleung/show_in_browser · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/84378 · Note
• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9hx9-w2j6-rw76 · Note