DEBIAN-CVE-2018-1000078

Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 7
Published: 13 Mar 2018, 15:29
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:18

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
24/100
CVSS Score
6.1 MEDIUM
3.0 (osv_debian)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

13 Mar 2018, 15:29
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:18
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

RubyGems version 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, prior to trunk revision 62422 contains a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in gem server display of homepage attribute that can result in XSS. This attack appear to be exploitable via the victim must browse to a malicious gem on a vulnerable gem server. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 2.7.6.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.0•MEDIUM•Score: 6.1CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected Systems

  • debian•jruby

    < 9.1.17.0-1 | < 9.1.17.0-1 | < 9.1.17.0-1

  • debian•rubygems

    < 3.2.0~rc.1-1 | < 3.2.0~rc.1-1 | < 3.2.0~rc.1-1 | < 3.2.0~rc.1-1

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