RubyGems up to 3.0.2 Gem::CommandManager#run Escape Sequence privilege escalation

A vulnerability was found in RubyGems up to 3.0.2 (Programming Language Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects the function Gem::CommandManager#run. The manipulation as part of a Escape Sequence leads to a privilege escalation vulnerability (Injection). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 03/05/2019. The weakness was shared 06/17/2019. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2019-8325 since 02/13/2019. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/18/2019).

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 104 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The entries 136598, 136597, 136596 and 136595 are related to this item.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.5

VulDB Base Score: ≈5.5
VulDB Temp Score: ≈5.5
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Class: Privilege escalation / Injection (CWE-269)
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Remediation: 🔍Recommended: no mitigation known

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02/13/2019 CVE assigned
03/05/2019 +20 days Vulnerability found
06/17/2019 +104 days Advisory disclosed
06/18/2019 +1 days VulDB entry created
06/18/2019 +0 days VulDB last update
CVE: CVE-2019-8325 (🔒)
OSVDB: - RubyGems Gem::CommandManager#run function security bypass

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Created: 06/18/2019 09:31 AM
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