Vulnerability Details : CVE-2022-31163
Potential exploit
TZInfo is a Ruby library that provides access to time zone data and allows times to be converted using time zone rules. Versions prior to 0.36.1, as well as those prior to 1.2.10 when used with the Ruby data source tzinfo-data, are vulnerable to relative path traversal. With the Ruby data source, time zones are defined in Ruby files. There is one file per time zone. Time zone files are loaded with `require` on demand. In the affected versions, `TZInfo::Timezone.get` fails to validate time zone identifiers correctly, allowing a new line character within the identifier. With Ruby version 1.9.3 and later, `TZInfo::Timezone.get` can be made to load unintended files with `require`, executing them within the Ruby process. Versions 0.3.61 and 1.2.10 include fixes to correctly validate time zone identifiers. Versions 2.0.0 and later are not vulnerable. Version 0.3.61 can still load arbitrary files from the Ruby load path if their name follows the rules for a valid time zone identifier and the file has a prefix of `tzinfo/definition` within a directory in the load path. Applications should ensure that untrusted files are not placed in a directory on the load path. As a workaround, the time zone identifier can be validated before passing to `TZInfo::Timezone.get` by ensuring it matches the regular expression `\A[A-Za-z0-9+\-_]+(?:\/[A-Za-z0-9+\-_]+)*\z`.
Vulnerability category: Directory traversal
Products affected by CVE-2022-31163
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:tzinfo_project:tzinfo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:tzinfo_project:tzinfo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-31163
9.05%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 92 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2022-31163
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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8.1
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HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
2.2
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5.9
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NIST | |
7.5
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HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
1.6
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5.9
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GitHub, Inc. |
CWE ids for CVE-2022-31163
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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 (Secondary)
- security-advisories@github.com (Primary)
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The product uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize sequences such as ".." that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory.Assigned by: security-advisories@github.com (Primary)
References for CVE-2022-31163
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https://github.com/tzinfo/tzinfo/releases/tag/v0.3.61
Release v0.3.61 · tzinfo/tzinfo · GitHubRelease Notes;Third Party Advisory
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/08/msg00009.html
[SECURITY] [DLA 3077-1] ruby-tzinfo security updateMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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https://github.com/tzinfo/tzinfo/releases/tag/v1.2.10
Release v1.2.10 · tzinfo/tzinfo · GitHubRelease Notes;Third Party Advisory
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https://github.com/tzinfo/tzinfo/commit/9905ca93abf7bf3e387bd592406e403cd18334c7
Fix directory traversal in Timezone.get when using Ruby data source · tzinfo/tzinfo@9905ca9 · GitHubPatch;Third Party Advisory
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https://github.com/tzinfo/tzinfo/commit/9eddbb5c0e682736f61d0dd803b6031a5db9eadf
Fix directory traversal in Timezone.get · tzinfo/tzinfo@9eddbb5 · GitHubPatch;Third Party Advisory
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https://github.com/tzinfo/tzinfo/security/advisories/GHSA-5cm2-9h8c-rvfx
Relative path traversal vulnerability allows TZInfo::Timezone.get to load arbitrary files · Advisory · tzinfo/tzinfo · GitHubExploit;Third Party Advisory
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