CVE-2018-3779

moderate-risk
Published 2018-08-10

active-support ruby gem 5.2.0 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by containing a malicious backdoor. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.

Do I need to act?

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4.9% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate 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
9
CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Activesupport

Affected Vendors

Activesupport Project

References (2)

Exploit https://hackerone.com/reports/392311
Exploit https://hackerone.com/reports/392311
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 8/34 · Low
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal