CVE-2014-9489

8.8 · HIGH

Published Oct 17, 2017 gollum_project CWE-284 EPSS 2.29% (82th pctl) CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Overview

CVE-2014-9489 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting gollum_project gollum. It was published on October 17, 2017 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 8.8, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical Description

The gollum-grit_adapter Ruby gem dependency in gollum before 3.1.1 and the gollum-lib gem dependency in gollum-lib before 4.0.1 when the string "master" is in any of the wiki documents, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via the -O or --open-files-in-pager flags.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from gollum_project. Update gollum to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Status
gollum_project	gollum	Affected
gollum_project	gollum-lib	Affected
gollum_project	grit_adapter	Affected

References

Ref www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/03/19 Ref www.securityfocus.com/bid/71499 GitHub github.com/gollum/gollum/issues/913 GitHub github.com/gollum/grit_adapter/commit/4520d973c81fecfebbeacd2ef2f1849d763951c7 Ref www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/03/19 Ref www.securityfocus.com/bid/71499 GitHub github.com/gollum/gollum/issues/913 GitHub github.com/gollum/grit_adapter/commit/4520d973c81fecfebbeacd2ef2f1849d763951c7

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2014-9489?

CVE-2014-9489 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting gollum_project gollum. It was published on October 17, 2017 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2014-9489?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 8.8, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2014-9489?

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