CVE-2016-3693

Description

The Safemode gem before 1.2.4 for Ruby, when initialized with a delegate object that is a Rails controller, allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information via the inspect method.

Category

8.1
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.73% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory rubysec.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/theforeman/foreman/commit/82f9b93c54f72c5814df6bab7fad057eab65b2f2
http://theforeman.org/security.html#2016-3693
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0336 vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/20/8 mailing list
http://rubysec.com/advisories/CVE-2016-3693/ vendor advisory
https://github.com/svenfuchs/safemode/commit/0f764a1720a3a68fd2842e21377c8bfad6d7126f
http://projects.theforeman.org/issues/14635

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-3693?
CVE-2016-3693 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-3693?
To fix CVE-2016-3693, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-3693 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-3693 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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