CVE-2018-1000622
moderate-risk
Published 2018-07-09
The Rust Programming Language rustdoc version Between 0.8 and 1.27.0 contains a CWE-427: Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability in rustdoc plugins that can result in local code execution as a different user. This attack appear to be exploitable via using the --plugin flag without the --plugin-path flag. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 1.27.1.
Do I need to act?
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0.80% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.8/10
High
LOCAL
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (1)
Affected Vendors
References (10)
Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201812-11
Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201812-11
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
24/34 · High
Exploitability
3/34 · Minimal
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal