CVE-2012-6135
mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.023 · 83 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
RubyGems passenger 4.0.0 betas 1 and 2 allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary files during the startup process.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.4–7.5
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affected products (4)
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advisories (1)
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- GHSA-8mw8-j583-vqfgRubyGems passenger gem allows remote attackers to delete files2022-04-23ghsa · osvUS
RubyGems passenger 4.0.0 betas 1 and 2 allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary files during the startup process. Affects both open source and Enterprise versions (4.0.0.beta1, 4.0.0.beta2).
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references (17)
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- http://rubygems.org/gems/passengerPatchcnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/02/1cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-6135cnnvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/82533cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6135cnnvd
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6135cnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58259cnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/02/1enisa_euvd
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