CVE-2020-8163
rails - security update
8.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 91.1%
Description
The is a code injection vulnerability in versions of Rails prior to 5.0.1 that wouldallow an attacker who controlled the `locals` argument of a `render` call to perform a RCE.
How to fix CVE-2020-8163
To remediate CVE-2020-8163, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Bitnami/rails—upgrade to 5.0.1 or later
- Debian/rails—upgrade to 2:5.2.0+dfsg-2 or later
- —upgrade to 2:4.2.7.1-1+deb9u3 or later
- —upgrade to 4.2.11.3 or later
Is CVE-2020-8163 being exploited?
Likely — EPSS is 91.1%, placing CVE-2020-8163 in the top tier of vulnerabilities by exploitation probability. Prioritise patching.
Affected packages (4)
- from 0, < 5.0.1
- from 0, < 2:5.2.0+dfsg-2
- from 0, < 2:4.2.7.1-1+deb9u3
- from 0, < 4.2.11.3
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |