CVE-2020-8130

Public Exploit

Description

There is an OS command injection vulnerability in Ruby Rake < 12.3.3 in Rake::FileList when supplying a filename that begins with the pipe character `|`.

Category

6.4
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.11%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org
Affected: n/a https://github.com/ruby/ruby
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://hackerone.com/reports/651518 patch third party advisory exploit
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/02/msg00026.html third party advisory mailing list
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4295-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00041.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VXMX4ARNX2JLRJMSH4N3J3UBMUT5CI44/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/523CLQ62VRN3VVC52KMPTROCCKY4Z36B/ vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-8130?
CVE-2020-8130 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-8130?
To fix CVE-2020-8130, 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-2020-8130 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2020-8130 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-2020-8130?
CVE-2020-8130 affects n/a https://github.com/ruby/ruby.
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