5.4
MEDIUM
CVE-2017-14506
Geminabox Gemspec Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Description

geminabox (aka Gem in a Box) before 0.13.6 has XSS, as demonstrated by uploading a gem file that has a crafted gem.homepage value in its .gemspec file.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 25, 2017, 8:29 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:12 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.7

Exploitability Score :

2.3
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-14506 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Geminabox_project geminabox
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-14506.

URL Resource
http://baraktawily.blogspot.co.il/2017/09/gem-in-box-xss-vulenrability-cve-2017.html Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/geminabox/geminabox/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md Patch Release Notes Third Party Advisory
http://baraktawily.blogspot.co.il/2017/09/gem-in-box-xss-vulenrability-cve-2017.html Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/geminabox/geminabox/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md Patch Release Notes Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-14506 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 17, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:geminabox_project:geminabox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 0.13.5 OR *cpe:2.3:a:geminabox_project:geminabox:*:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:* versions up to (including) 0.13.5
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 28, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/geminabox/geminabox/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md No Types Assigned https://github.com/geminabox/geminabox/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md Patch, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://baraktawily.blogspot.co.il/2017/09/gem-in-box-xss-vulenrability-cve-2017.html No Types Assigned http://baraktawily.blogspot.co.il/2017/09/gem-in-box-xss-vulenrability-cve-2017.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-79
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:geminabox_project:geminabox:0.13.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.05 }} -0.00%

score

0.18372

percentile

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