CVE-2018-16477: Infoleak

Published Nov 30, 2018
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Updated

A bypass vulnerability in Active Storage >= 5.2.0 for Google Cloud Storage and Disk services allow an attacker to modify the content-disposition and content-type parameters which can be used in with HTML files and have them executed inline. Additionally, if combined with other techniques such as cookie bombing and specially crafted AppCache manifests, an attacker can gain access to private signed URLs within a specific storage path. This vulnerability has been fixed in version 5.2.1.1.

Affected Software

1 affected component
rubyonrails Rails>=5.2.0<5.2.1.1

Event History

Nov 30, 2018
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:00 PM
DescriptionWeakness
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2018-16477?

CVE-2018-16477 is a bypass vulnerability in Active Storage >= 5.2.0 for Google Cloud Storage and Disk services.

2

How can an attacker exploit CVE-2018-16477?

An attacker can exploit CVE-2018-16477 by modifying the 'content-disposition' and 'content-type' parameters in HTML files to execute them inline.

3

What can an attacker achieve by exploiting CVE-2018-16477?

By exploiting CVE-2018-16477, an attacker can execute malicious code inline within HTML files.

4

What versions of Active Storage are affected?

Active Storage versions 5.2.0 to 5.2.1.1 are affected by CVE-2018-16477.

5

Are there any recommended fixes for CVE-2018-16477?

Yes, it is recommended to update Active Storage to a version that is not affected by the vulnerability.

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