CVE-2018-8780 : In Ruby before 2.2.10, 2.3.x before 2.3.7, 2.4.x before 2.4.4, 2.5.x before 2.5.

In Ruby before 2.2.10, 2.3.x before 2.3.7, 2.4.x before 2.4.4, 2.5.x before 2.5.1, and 2.6.0-preview1, the Dir.open, Dir.new, Dir.entries and Dir.empty? methods do not check NULL characters. When using the corresponding method, unintentional directory traversal may be performed.

Published 2018-04-03 22:29:01

Updated 2019-07-21 12:15:16

Source MITRE

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: Directory traversal

Products affected by CVE-2018-8780

Debian » Debian Linux » Version: 7.0
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Debian » Debian Linux » Version: 8.0
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Debian » Debian Linux » Version: 9.0
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Canonical » Ubuntu Linux » Version: 14.04 LTS Edition
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
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Canonical » Ubuntu Linux » Version: 16.04 LTS Edition
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
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Canonical » Ubuntu Linux » Version: 17.10
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Ruby-lang » Ruby
Versions from including (>=) 2.3.0 and before (<) 2.3.7
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Ruby-lang » Ruby
Versions from including (>=) 2.5.0 and before (<) 2.5.1
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Ruby-lang » Ruby
Versions from including (>=) 2.4.0 and before (<) 2.4.4
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Ruby-lang » Ruby
Versions before (<) 2.2.10
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Ruby-lang » Ruby » Version: 2.6.0 Update Preview1
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.6.0:preview1:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Threat overview for CVE-2018-8780

Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2018-8780

Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 80

IPs affected by CVE-2018-8780 5,022

Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-8780

EPSS FAQ

1.48%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 80 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2018-8780

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
7.5	HIGH	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P	10.0	6.4	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Low Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: Partial Integrity Impact: Partial Availability Impact: Partial
9.1	CRITICAL	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N	3.9	5.2	NIST
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: None User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: High Integrity: High Availability: None

CWE ids for CVE-2018-8780

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2018-8780

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0542

RHSA-2020:0542 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer Portal

CVEs referencing this url
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00023.html

[SECURITY] [DLA 1358-1] ruby1.9.1 security update
Mailing List;Third Party Advisory

CVEs referencing this url
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4259

Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4259-1 ruby2.3
Third Party Advisory

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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3731

RHSA-2018:3731 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer Portal
Third Party Advisory

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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3729

RHSA-2018:3729 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer Portal
Third Party Advisory

CVEs referencing this url
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00012.html

[SECURITY] [DLA 1421-1] ruby2.1 security update
Mailing List;Third Party Advisory

CVEs referencing this url
https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2018/03/28/poisoned-nul-byte-dir-cve-2018-8780/

CVE-2018-8780: Unintentional directory traversal by poisoned NUL byte in Dir
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042004

Apple macOS/OS X Multiple Remote Code Execution, Denial of Service, and Information Disclosure Attacks and Local Privilege Escalation Attacks - SecurityTracker
Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry

CVEs referencing this url
https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2018/03/28/ruby-2-2-10-released/

Ruby 2.2.10 Released
Patch;Vendor Advisory

CVEs referencing this url
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0591

RHSA-2020:0591 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer Portal

CVEs referencing this url
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3730

RHSA-2018:3730 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer Portal
Third Party Advisory

CVEs referencing this url
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00036.html

[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2019:1771-1: important: Security update

CVEs referencing this url
https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2018/03/28/ruby-2-3-7-released/

Ruby 2.3.7 Released
Patch;Vendor Advisory

CVEs referencing this url
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00024.html

[SECURITY] [DLA 1359-1] ruby1.8 security update
Mailing List;Third Party Advisory

CVEs referencing this url
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0663

RHSA-2020:0663 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer Portal

CVEs referencing this url
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3626-1/

USN-3626-1: Ruby vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices
Third Party Advisory

CVEs referencing this url
https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2018/03/28/ruby-2-5-1-released/

Ruby 2.5.1 Released
Patch;Vendor Advisory

CVEs referencing this url
https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2018/03/28/ruby-2-4-4-released/

Ruby 2.4.4 Released
Patch;Vendor Advisory

CVEs referencing this url
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103739

Ruby CVE-2018-8780 Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2028

RHSA-2019:2028 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer Portal

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