CVE-2012-6135: RubyGems passenger gem allows remote attackers to delete files

CVE-2012-6135 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2022-04-23

RubyGems passenger gem allows remote attackers to delete files

Technologies: passenger (RubyGems). Vendors: RubyGems.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2012-6135 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2012-6135 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2012-6135?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 23 April 2022.
Which products and versions are affected?
passenger (RubyGems) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=4.0.0.rc4.
Is there a fix for CVE-2012-6135?
Yes. passenger (RubyGems): upgrade to 4.0.0.rc4 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2012-6135?
Check whether you run passenger (RubyGems) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • passenger (RubyGems): upgrade to 4.0.0.rc4 or later
    bundle update passenger

Affected products

  • passenger (RubyGems) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=4.0.0.rc4

Identifiers

  • CVE-2012-6135
  • GHSA-8mw8-j583-vqfg

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