CVE-2009-4492

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 2
Modified
Published: 13 Jan 2010, 20:00
Last modified:07 Aug 2024, 07:01

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
44/100
CVSS Score
7.5 HIGH
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
21.1% HIGH
21% probability +3.42%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
4 found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

13 Jan 2010, 20:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
07 Aug 2024, 07:01
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

WEBrick 1.3.1 in Ruby 1.8.6 through patchlevel 383, 1.8.7 through patchlevel 248, 1.8.8dev, 1.9.1 through patchlevel 376, and 1.9.2dev writes data to a log file without sanitizing non-printable characters, which might allow remote attackers to modify a window's title, or possibly execute arbitrary commands or overwrite files, via an HTTP request containing an escape sequence for a terminal emulator.

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•HIGH•Score: 7.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 21.10%• Percentile: 96%

Affected Systems

  • ruby-lang•webrick

    1.3.1

References (9)