medium
6.1
CWE
79
Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2018-1000078: XSS

First published: Wed Feb 21 2018(Updated: )

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in homepage attribute when displayed via gem server was found. Upstream fix: <a href="https://github.com/rubygems/rubygems/commit/66a28b9275551384fdab45f3591a82d6b59952cb">https://github.com/rubygems/rubygems/commit/66a28b9275551384fdab45f3591a82d6b59952cb</a> External References: <a href="https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2018/02/17/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-rubygems/">https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2018/02/17/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-rubygems/</a>

Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Rubygems Rubygems<=2.2.9
Rubygems Rubygems<=2.3.6
Rubygems Rubygems<=2.4.3
Rubygems Rubygems<=2.5.0
Debian Debian Linux=7.0
redhat/rubygems<2.7.6
2.7.6
debian/jruby
9.3.9.0+ds-8
9.4.8.0+ds-1
debian/rubygems
3.2.5-2
3.3.15-2
3.4.20-1

Remedy

https://github.com/rubygems/rubygems/commit/66a28b9275551384fdab45f3591a82d6b59952cb

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2018-1000078?

    The severity of CVE-2018-1000078 is medium with a severity value of 4.

  • How does CVE-2018-1000078 affect RubyGems?

    CVE-2018-1000078 affects RubyGems versions Ruby 2.2 series: 2.2.9 and earlier, Ruby 2.3 series: 2.3.6 and earlier, Ruby 2.4 series: 2.4.3 and earlier, Ruby 2.5 series: 2.5.0 and earlier.

  • What is the remedy for CVE-2018-1000078?

    For Ubuntu, the remedy is to update to Ruby 2.3.3-1ubuntu1.4 or 2.3.1-2~16.04.7. For Debian, the remedy is to update to JRuby 9.1.17.0-3 or Ruby 2.5.5-3+deb10u4. For Red Hat, the remedy is to update to RubyGems 2.7.6.

  • Where can I find more information about CVE-2018-1000078?

    You can find more information about CVE-2018-1000078 at the following references: [1](http://blog.rubygems.org/2018/02/15/2.7.6-released.html), [2](https://github.com/rubygems/rubygems/commit/66a28b9275551384fdab45f3591a82d6b59952cb), [3](https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00000.html).

  • What is the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) for CVE-2018-1000078?

    The Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) for CVE-2018-1000078 is CWE-79.

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