Debian DSA-4918-1 : ruby-rack-cors - security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 149715

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Improper pathname handling in ruby-rack-cors, a middleware that makes Rack-based apps CORS compatible, may result in access to private resources.

Solution

Upgrade the ruby-rack-cors packages.

For the stable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in version 1.0.2-1+deb10u1.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 149715

File Name: debian_DSA-4918.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 5/19/2021

Updated: 1/12/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-18978

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:ruby-rack-cors

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/18/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/14/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-18978

DSA: 4918

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