GHSA-8mfv-xhp5-48q9HighCVSS 7.5
Cassandra Web - Remote File Read
🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)
📋 Description
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.
🎯 Affected products1
- rubygems/cassandra-web:<= 0.5.0
🔗 References (6)
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-36939
- https://rubygems.org/gems/cassandra-web/versions/0.5.0
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49362
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cassandra-web-remote-file-read
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/cassandra-web/CVE-2020-36939.yml
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8mfv-xhp5-48q9