What is the severity of CVE-2022-45301?

CVE-2022-45301 has been classified as a high-severity vulnerability due to insecure permissions allowing unauthorized write access.

How do I fix CVE-2022-45301?

To fix CVE-2022-45301, update the Chocolatey Ruby package to version 3.1.2.2 or later.

What systems are affected by CVE-2022-45301?

CVE-2022-45301 affects all installations of Chocolatey Ruby version 3.1.2.1 and below.

What risks does CVE-2022-45301 pose?

CVE-2022-45301 could allow malicious users to modify files in the C:\tools\ruby31 directory, potentially compromising system integrity.

Who is impacted by CVE-2022-45301?

All users in the Authenticated Users group on systems with vulnerable versions of Chocolatey Ruby are impacted by CVE-2022-45301.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2022-45301

medium

4.3

CWE

732

29/11/2022

21/11/2024

CVE-2022-45301

First published: Tue Nov 29 2022(Updated: )

Insecure permissions in Chocolatey Ruby package v3.1.2.1 and below grants all users in the Authenticated Users group write privileges for the path C:\tools\ruby31 and all files located in that folder.

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

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Chocolatey Ruby	<=3.1.2.1

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Reference Links

https://github.com/ycdxsb/Vuln/blob/main/ruby-weak-permission-vuln/ruby-weak-permission-vuln.md

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-45301?
CVE-2022-45301 has been classified as a high-severity vulnerability due to insecure permissions allowing unauthorized write access.
How do I fix CVE-2022-45301?
To fix CVE-2022-45301, update the Chocolatey Ruby package to version 3.1.2.2 or later.
What systems are affected by CVE-2022-45301?
CVE-2022-45301 affects all installations of Chocolatey Ruby version 3.1.2.1 and below.
What risks does CVE-2022-45301 pose?
CVE-2022-45301 could allow malicious users to modify files in the C:\tools\ruby31 directory, potentially compromising system integrity.
Who is impacted by CVE-2022-45301?
All users in the Authenticated Users group on systems with vulnerable versions of Chocolatey Ruby are impacted by CVE-2022-45301.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-45301?
CVE-2022-45301 has been classified as a high-severity vulnerability due to insecure permissions allowing unauthorized write access.
How do I fix CVE-2022-45301?
To fix CVE-2022-45301, update the Chocolatey Ruby package to version 3.1.2.2 or later.
What systems are affected by CVE-2022-45301?
CVE-2022-45301 affects all installations of Chocolatey Ruby version 3.1.2.1 and below.
What risks does CVE-2022-45301 pose?
CVE-2022-45301 could allow malicious users to modify files in the C:\tools\ruby31 directory, potentially compromising system integrity.
Who is impacted by CVE-2022-45301?
All users in the Authenticated Users group on systems with vulnerable versions of Chocolatey Ruby are impacted by CVE-2022-45301.