CVE-2018-16477

Public Exploit

Description

A bypass vulnerability in Active Storage >= 5.2.0 for Google Cloud Storage and Disk services allow an attacker to modify the `content-disposition` and `content-type` parameters which can be used in with HTML files and have them executed inline. Additionally, if combined with other techniques such as cookie bombing and specially crafted AppCache manifests, an attacker can gain access to private signed URLs within a specific storage path. This vulnerability has been fixed in version 5.2.1.1.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.26%
Vendor Advisory rubyonrails.org
Affected: n/a https://github.com/rails/rails
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References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-16477?
CVE-2018-16477 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-16477?
To fix CVE-2018-16477, 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-2018-16477 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-16477 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2018-16477?
CVE-2018-16477 affects n/a https://github.com/rails/rails.
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