CVE-2017-17042
YARD Relative Path Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Description
lib/yard/core_ext/file.rb in the server in YARD before 0.9.11 does not block relative paths with an initial ../ sequence, which allows attackers to conduct directory traversal attacks and read arbitrary files.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 28, 2017, 8:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Dec. 20, 2017, 8:58 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
3.9
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2017-17042.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/lsegal/yard/commit/b0217b3e30dc53d057b1682506333335975e62b4 | Patch |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 20, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Changed Reference Type https://github.com/lsegal/yard/commit/b0217b3e30dc53d057b1682506333335975e62b4 No Types Assigned https://github.com/lsegal/yard/commit/b0217b3e30dc53d057b1682506333335975e62b4 Patch Added CWE CWE-22 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:yardoc:yard:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 0.9.11
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-17042 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-17042
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.21 }} 0.06%
score
0.59211
percentile