CVE-2021-28966 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

In Ruby through 3.0 on Windows, a remote attacker can submit a crafted path when a Web application handles a parameter with TmpDir.

Published: 2021-07-27

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 57.1% High

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby::::::::

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-0931	In Ruby through 3.0 on Windows, a remote attacker can submit a crafted path when a Web application handles a parameter with TmpDir.
Github GHSA	GHSA-46f2-3v63-3xrp	Tempfile on Windows path traversal vulnerability

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.57133.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://hackerone.com/reports/1131465
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210902-0004/

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows

Ruby-lang Ruby

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2021-07-27T16:01:12.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T21:55:12.239Z

Reserved: 2021-03-22T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-28966

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-07-30T14:15:16.303

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:47:06.010

Link: CVE-2021-28966

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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