HIGH7.5

GHSA-8mfv-xhp5-48q9

Cassandra Web - Remote File Read

Details

Cassandra Web 0.5.0 contains a directory traversal vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files by manipulating path traversal parameters. Attackers can exploit the disabled Rack::Protection module to read sensitive system files like /etc/passwd and retrieve Apache Cassandra database credentials.

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Affected packages

RubyGems/cassandra-web

Introduced in: 0

No fixed version published yet for cassandra-web (bundler). Pin to a known-safe version or switch to an alternative.

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-36939[ADVISORY]
https://github.com/avalanche123/cassandra-web[PACKAGE]
https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/cassandra-web/CVE-2020-36939.yml[WEB]
https://rubygems.org/gems/cassandra-web/versions/0.5.0[WEB]
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49362[WEB]
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cassandra-web-remote-file-read[WEB]